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The Other North Korea’s
North Korea: The most repressive, isolated dictatorship in the world, with it’s massive military drills, and even more massive dictator, with his infamous cult of personality, to the point of the North Korean population worshiping the Kim’s like gods. On top of that, they censor all media, “elections”, and threaten the world almost daily with…
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The dumbest air incident of all time
At some point, you probably have been distracted when you are supposed to be doing something else. Sometimes, you might get really really distracted, and forget what you were supposed to do. This is one of those times, where two pilots flying Northwest Flight 188 were distracted to the point it became a national security…
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Airline Mergers in the 2000’s-Infographic
Sometime this week, I will make a post about one of these mergers…
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The Corner Podcast-Episode 15
Today on the show, President Trump makes a 20 point peace plan for Gaza, the US government shuts down, Gen Z protesters overthrow Madagascar’s government, which is the third time, a Puerto Rican rapper is doing the halftime show at the Super Bowl, Afghanistan and Pakistan are fighting, I explain why we should celebrate Columbus…
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The Closest Humanity got to Nuclear War-Part 1
So, you clicked on this thinking that this was about the Cuban Missile crisis, and, if so, good try, but no. This essay will be the first of a two part essay series that is about the Cold War crisis of the early 1980’s, where the Americans initiated military buildup, the Soviets placed missiles in…
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The Corner Podcast-Episode 14
Today on the show, China calls for a New World Order during a summit in Tianjin, the US and Venezuela are edging towards war, the French and Japanese governments collapsed, Greta Thunberg, the most annoying person in the world, after my brother, goes to Gaza again, and even after 25 years, people still believe in…
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Why History is Important
History is a subject that doesn’t get enough credit, as, with other “more important” subjects like Math and English, history constantly gets overshadowed. However, history, despite this status, is just as important, if not more important then the mainstream subjects, for a variety of reasons. First, history is important because, as the old saying goes,…
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The worst air disaster that didn’t happen
The video above is the view from the tower at San Francisco International Airport on the night of July 7, 2017. You can observe a Frontier Airlines taxing, passengers boarding a American airlines flight, and other insignificant stuff. However, if you pay attention to the top left corner, you will see a plane appearing to…
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How the Airbus A380 failed
In 2005, Airbus, the aircraft manufacturing giant, unveiled it’s newest aircraft, the Airbus A380, in front of a group of exited onlookers at Toulouse, France. The aircraft was the largest commercial aircraft in the world, with 4 massive engines, two full length decks, and can hold over 500 people. The aircraft astounded the crowd, and…
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How the Croissant was invented
The Croissant is one of the most iconic French foods of all time, along with the baggette, the snail and the frog. However, it wasn’t even made in France, or made by a French person. It was actually made in Vienna, Austria, and how and why is a very interesting story… In 1683, the Ottoman…
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