Dateline: Montreal, Canada Italy has more than its share of problems. Already among the most corrupt countries in Europe, in 2016 Transparency International ranked it lower than...
The Good News/Bad News Test
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia There are certain things you notice when you live an unconventional lifestyle. When you’re an expat, permanent traveler, or just a person with an...
Why the Venezuelan economy is disintegrating into chaos
Dateline: Cassis, France On March 5, 2013, the death of Hugo Chavez was publicly announced. In response to the news, British politician Jeremy Corbyn tweeted the following:...
The latest countries where freedom is under attack
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia Just two years ago I wrote about the erosion of freedom in the Land of the Free. Today, that erosion is spreading throughout the West. After reading...
My Expat Medical Plans
Dateline: Pattaya, Thailand One of the major challenges of expat life is making sure you have decent medical care and coverage. I’ve noticed that the 20-somethings who travel the...
Worried about another terror attack in Europe? Read this . . .
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia If you’re worried about terrorism in Europe and around the world, you are not the only one. Most people wake up on a regular basis to a new report of a...
Freedom Requires Choices
Dateline: Guangzhou, China Freedom is a cheap word. It gets thrown around, particularly by politicians and their accomplices, in ways that cheapen and corrupt the concept. One...
The Biggest Corruption Problem in Your Country is…
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Every year, a group called Transparency International releases a list of the most corrupt and least corrupt countries in the world. Normally, I...
Help, I’m Stuck! How to push past your threshold for taking action
Dateline: Hong Kong I read one of Andrew’s Facebook posts about being “stuck” and it really got me thinking. The thrust of Andrew’s post is that sometimes we blame others for the...
How Estonia led the Baltic economic resurgence
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Baltic countries, namely Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are a model of economic success. After emerging from the destitution that came with...