On Human Stupidity
Today I had my passport renewed. The picture for the passport cost $20; the passport itself was $100.This made me realize that shit is expensive; overly expensive considering the fact those 2 small pieces of paper with my face on them cost slightly more than three pieces of steak. But that gap will probably close soon since the price of basic commodities like food has been rising the past few years while real wages have more or less stayed the same or dropped, depen...

The Pursuit of Happiness
The land does not care to whom it belongs. Possession is a construct of the human mind to ensure that the ground on which we stand continues to provide and succour. If our land is good, we'll put our roots down deep. And our land is good. We grow our food and unearth our wealth in the very same ground we lay our dead to rest. We, as human beings, are inextricably linked to the land. We nurture it and it, in turn, nurtures us. This concept is self-evident. We claim o...