{"id":356,"date":"2024-08-19T15:47:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/?page_id=356"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:14:01","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6180ff1b wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3837 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-aviation category-essays category-history\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/the-longest-flights-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Longest Flights in the World<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/aviation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aviation<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the book Around the World in 80 Days, to prove that the world has shrunken, and to show how far a bank thief could go to prove a bet, Phelias Fogg bet that he could go around the world in only 80 days. By the time that Jules Verne wrote the book the world&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3719 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-geopolitics category-history\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/why-this-new-airline-matters-more-than-you-think-part-1\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why this new airline matters more than you think-Part 1<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/geopolitics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Geopolitics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cMy grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, and my grandson is going to drive a Land Rover, but my great-grandson is going to ride a camel\u201d -Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani At first glance, Riyadh Air doesn&#8217;t seem to be an impressive airline.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3623 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-history category-politics\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/what-is-an-american\/\" target=\"_self\" >What is an American?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the summer 1776, members of the Continental Congress from throughout all 13 Colonies, from Georgia to New Hampshire, met in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. This was during the American Revolution, where the American Colonies were trying to separate from the might of the British Empire. Many delegates were inspired by the ideas of the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3531 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-history\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/yeah-america-is-the-greatest-country-on-earth\/\" target=\"_self\" >Yeah, America is the Greatest Country on Earth<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">America is the greatest country on earth. That is an irrefutable fact that is undeniable. We are the richest country, and the most powerful in the world. However, even with those, there are various other reasons we are the greatest country, despite what naysayers might say. So, let me explain why America is really the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3029 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-thecornerpodcast series-the-corner-podcast\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/the-corner-podcast-episode-17\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Corner Podcast-Episode 17<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/thecornerpodcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Corner Podcast<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&nbsp;Today on the show, America and Israel attack Iran, killing Supreme Leader Khamenei while also decimating Iran\u2019s military, and I make the case for why the war is justified, the US withdraws 5,000 US troops from Germany, which is completely justified, and I explain the relationship we need to have with Europe, President Trump threatens&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3568 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history category-slideshows\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/africa-during-the-cold-war\/\" target=\"_self\" >Africa during the Cold War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/slideshows\/\" rel=\"tag\">Slideshows<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3523 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-history\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/why-communism-can-never-work\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why Communism can never work<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Just over 34 years ago, Soviet General Secretary Mikhal Gorbachev resigned, and the Soviet Flag was lowered from the Kremlin for the last time, to be replaced with the Tricolor White, Blue, and Red of the Russian Flag. The Soviet Union, once one of the most powerful countries in the world, was dead. The Cold&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3524 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-geopolitics category-thecornerpodcast\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/the-relationship-we-should-have-between-the-us-and-europe\/\" target=\"_self\" >The relationship we should have between the US and Europe<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/geopolitics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Geopolitics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/thecornerpodcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Corner Podcast<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is an excerpt from Episode 17 of the Corner Podcast. To watch the whole thing, click here: A letter to the nations of Europe Two of the most interlinked continents in the world are Europe and America, and it is easy to see why. They are extremely financially linked, they are culturally similar, seeing&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3471 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-history category-thecornerpodcast\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/no-orban-was-not-a-dictator\/\" target=\"_self\" >No, Orban was not a dictator<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/thecornerpodcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Corner Podcast<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is an excerpt from Episode 17 of the Corner Podcast. To watch the whole thing, click here:\u00a0 And the dangers of buzzwords Until recently, the Prime Minister of Hungary was Viktor Orban, who had been in that position since 2010. As prime minister, he was the head of the Fidez party, which is a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3425 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays category-geopolitics category-history\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/cities-across-borders\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cities across Borders<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/geopolitics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Geopolitics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On the southern coast of California, we come across the major American city of San Diego. San Diego has a population of 1.4 million, larger than other major cities such as San Francisco or Dallas. It is known for its expansive parks, beaches, and tourist attractions, such as Legoland, the San Diego Zoo, and SeaWorld.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-4dea2dca wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<a href=\"\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356?query-70-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-arrow' aria-hidden='true'>\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatipi.com\/andyscorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}