COGwriter The European Union has reportedly passed Japan and China to be the holder of the most USA debt: US-based media have been reporting that Japan has become the biggest holder of the US treasuries, surpassing China last month. However, this is true only in regard to single countries. If we consider the European Union […]
Month: January 2017
Sales of George Orwell’s ‘1984’ soar
Front Cover of the First (1949) Edition of ‘1984’ COGwriter George Orwell’s book, nineteen eighty-four, is topping the Amazon sales chart: George Orwell’s ‘1984’ tops bestseller lists 25 January 2017 George Orwell’s novel, “1984,” has topped the bestseller list in the US this week after a series of inaccurate statements were made by US President Donald Trump […]
Buying a ‘place of safety’ in New Zealand is ignoring what the Bible teaches
COGWriter My wife and I have been to New Zealand three times, and expect to go there again later this year. Is it the ‘place of safety’? Notice something that a reader sent me: Super rich hedge fund managers are buying ‘secret boltholes’ where they can hideout in the event of civil uprising against growing […]
After Trump’s executive order, TPP-related nations start to look to China
Chinese COSCO Freighter (Fletcher6) COGwriter A reader sent me the following email today: Dear Dr. Thiel: You were right again! Yes, as you said, Trumps getting out of the TTP is causing other nations to look to China as the article below clearly shows.http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chile-seeks-trade-deal-with-china-after-trump-scraps-tpp/article/2612759 He was referring to something that I wrote yesterday morning that […]
British Supreme Court rules that Parliament must approve Brexit, but that Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have no say
COGwriter The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled against the position of Prime Minister Theresa May: UK Supreme Court: Parliament Must Approve Exit from EU January 24, 2017 The UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliament’s approval before she begins Britain’s formal exit from the European Union. The UK’s […]
Islamic warnings about Valentine’s Day
Valentine Card, 1909, Shows Pagan Ties COGwriter Many in the Islamic world have concerns about Valentine’s Day. This year, additional condemnation is expected. Notice also the following: ISTANBUL The Mufti’s Office in the Black Sea province of Rize has sent mosques in the city a text condemning Valentine’s Day, which will be read by imams […]
Donald Trump signs executive orders: any good, any prophetic?
Donald Trump COGwriter US President Donald Trump signed several ‘executive orders’ today: January 23, 2017 President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the 12-nation Pacific Rim trade on Monday as he started his first full week in office. At the White House, Trump called it a “great thing for the American worker — what […]
China tells of the end of Western democracy and the rise of Communism
Xi Jinping COGwriter China predicts the rise of its system over Western democracy: January 23, 2017 Chinese state media used President Donald Trump’s inauguration to make a case for communism while slamming Western democracy. However, no direct reference to the new commander-in-chief was made. The series of articles published Sunday in China’s Communist Party’s flagship […]
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COGwriter Donald J. Trump is the 45th President of the United States. He remains a controversial figure: January 22, 2017 More than 1 million people rallied at women’s marches in the nation’s capital and cities around the world Saturday on President Donald Trump’s first full day in office. “Welcome to your first day, we will […]
Dalai Lama says the world is moving towards peace, but what does the Bible teach?
Tenzin Gyatso also known as the Dalai Lama (photo by Christopher) COGwriter The Tibetan Buddhist leader known as the Dalai Lama believes that the world is moving towards peace and he admires the European Union: January 22, 2017 The exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists said the world needed leaders with compassion. He made the […]