it depends - i rarely follow the day by day of modern politics, but i've read virtually all of churchill's writings, many other authors on the pre and post ww1 period, and the colonial period, especially the french and indian wars
all of kissingers works, too
On China :thumb::thumb:
A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace 1812-1822 - hard to recommend
not sure i've ever said much about environmentalists, as for fags and hippies, they're emblematic of the decay of our society/culture and the widespread acceptance of things that were recognized as undesirable for centuries, such as extra-marital sex, divorce, adultery, abortion, homosexuality
not true
:idunno:
most of my interest here has to do with racial matters
not sure what leads you to say that :idunno:
not enough to talk about it here, no
i do have a pet interest in issues of energy, especially petroleum - a carryover from my days as a Chem E.
i've read a book or two:
http://theologyonline.com/showthread.php?120486-Books!&highlight=
and that's not counting the hundreds of pounds of textbooks lining my shelves