‘Happy city’ and people as hard as rocks. Boulder City. Part 2
<< Part I In the realities of the 1920s and 1930s, the West and the state of Nevada was a backward part of the USA that paled in comparison to…
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December 17, 2025
A brutal planet and people as hard as rocks. Black Canyon Part 1
Do you have someone among your friends who is passionate about energy? Until a few months ago, the answer would probably have been - 'no, I don't'. Back then, energy…
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Wealth has always traveled from West to East
Oligarch Part II
<< Part I William Andrews Clark's political success was not impressive, however. In 1907 Mark Twain described him in his essay, as the embodiment of corruption: “He is as rotten…
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“Never bought a man that wasn’t for sale”
Oligarch Part I
A meaningful nomination for the title of Word of the Year 2022 could be "oligarchy". Everyone talks about the oligarchs, but each in a different context. The British talk about…
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Leave us alone
This term can be attributed to many things, people and phenomena. It has made a fantastic career and is ubiquitous. Although historically the phrase has usually been associated with and…
August 1, 2026