Bruce W. Davidson – These days in Japan, the attention of most people has been riveted on the historic abdication of one emperor and the ascension to the throne of a new one, whose reign inaugurates the Reiwa era, by the imperial calendar. This occasion seems appropriate for expressing appreciation for the character of Japanese people and their achievements as a nation. I am an American citizen but have spent more than 30 years in this country and often reflect on how fortunate I am to be able to live here.
This appreciation has not at all been dampened by consideration of unpleasant facts about past national wrongdoing. Without a doubt, there have been dark periods in Japanese history, such as the period leading up to World War II. During that interlude, a “holy war” ideology (not the one we are very familiar with nowadays) violently supplanted democratic government and inflicted much harm. Few in Japan want a return to those days. Continue reading
Aletheia Luna – The heart chakra for thousands of years has been known as the center of love, unity, and balance.
Joseph P Farrell – Sometimes I feel like I’m living in some sort of geopolitical time warp, or a teacup carnival ride, based not on whirling teacups, but whirling countries, all spinning around on an out of control machine called Brzezinski’s Folly. Brzezinski’s folly is a machine that runs on the assumption that, America being the “sole remaining superpower”, it can and should attempt to run the rest of the world, no matter what the cost…