In ‘Julius Caesar’ by Shakespeare, the Soothsayer named Spurinna had been warning Caesar from the month of February to “Beware the Ides of March.”On the day of the Ides of March, the 15th of March,Caesar said mockingly to Spurinna—“the Ides of March are come.”Spurrina replied, “Aye, the Ides of March are come but not gone.”…
Long before 1885 when the major European powers gathered in Berlin to divide Africa amongst themselves at the infamous Berlin Conference, the United States of America had been in a solo quest to conquer the Western Hemisphere.Having displaced Native Americans, they went on in a ‘magnanimous’ act of benevolence to give them 2 percent of…
One way to understand the Maduro-Trump saga is to put it in historical perspective. To begin with, America is a bully nation. Think of it this way. They begin by taking all the land belonging to Indians and “give” them back 2%. They call it Reservation. They turn around and say to the European powers…
Part 1 The story begins with an eyesore which had dotted the Government Reservation Area, (GRA) landscape of Benin City for about 4 decades.Like a haunted building in horror movies, one wondered why previous efforts to bring it to life had been unsuccessful until Godwin Obaseki took one look at the building and decided that…
Earlier this year, the great State of Texas was at the center of a backhanded attempt at rigging.The process has a fancy name. They call it gerrymandering with a big fat eye to 2026 Midterms. Now, here’s how it works. Every State has a Congressional map. According to law, because of population growth, this map…
In all the creative possibilities that Screen writers have tried to put together concerning the inviolable nature of the White House, none has come close to imagining that an actual bulldozer would sink its teeth deep into that structure that is most admired around the world. This is literally—- ‘White House Down.’ What we are…
Respect. A Thumbs up, and a Bow. These are not words one could have attributed to El Presidente two weeks ago, but it appears he has earned it by an unusual combination of actions. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a character who goes by the name Polonius said: “Though this be madness, yet there is method in…
Call them PENGASSAN, NUPENG, NURTW, RTEAN, or ASUU. Call them by whatever name. It is analogous to putting lipstick on a pig.It remains a pig.Unions are an abberation to Free Enterprise.Without free enterprise, wealth cannot be built, an economy cannot endure. This is no longer in the realm of theory. It is a Law. In…
A Journey to Authoritarian Democracy. Please permit me to begin this week’s Egogonews Roundup with two quotes that I have always cherished. Thomas Paine, (1737-1809): “He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression, for if he violates his duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.”…
Who killed Charlie Kirk? Who was Charlie Kirk? What did Charlie Kirk stand for? It appears the killer is now known.He is a 22-year old white male.His name is Tyler Robinson.His father was a Sheriff.A Republican.His father trained him to be a sniper from the age of 6.His family gave him up as soon as…
