The DiploMad 2.0

Wracked with angst over the fate of our beloved and horribly misgoverned Republic, the DiploMad returns to do battle on the world wide web, swearing death to political correctness, and pulling no punches.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

China

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Back to the keyboard. I have been preoccupied with an onslaught of doctors, lawyers, accountants, brokers, realtors, and dogs, plus taking...

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Friday, August 9, 2019

Something a Little Light-hearted from Czechia

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Trying to overcome my increasingly pessimistic view of the future of Western Civilization, I did what I normally do: engaged in potential ...

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Toxic Culture and Red Flags

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The latest murderous outrages in El Paso and Dayton didn't take long to produce a "blame on" torrent from the usual and even s...

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Baltiless and Other Reflections

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Balti more has come to much, much less than it once was. I have been in that city numerous times; each visit finds the city worse and wor...

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Mueller Mutters

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I wasn't going to comment on the Mueller Show. It was just too embarrassing. You can like him or not (I don't) but Mueller has serve...

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

The Dude Takes 10

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It's happened. We have yet another New Yorker with a wild hair-do on the world scene to continue upsetting the comfortable elitist app...

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

To the Moon

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I can't believe it's fifty years since Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon. I was a total NASA-junkie back in those days. I would wat...

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DiploMad: W. Lewis Amselem, long time US Foreign Service Officer; now retired; served all over the world and under all sorts of conditions. Convinced the State Department needs to be drastically slashed and reformed so that it will no longer pose a threat to the national interests of the United States.

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