Nationalists' Rise Not Finnish

The rise of Nationalist parties in Europe continues with the recent election results in Finland. The right-wing populist party True Finns and it's leader Timo Soini took 19% of the vote on Sunday with a strong anti-Europe ,anti-Islam platform.

Here's a link to some excellent articles from Spiegel Online on the Finnish vote and it's potential impact on the rest of Europe.

Today's Illustration was on this subject.

Bad Incentives

This Illustration is about bad financial incentives that lead to fiscal disaster.

Obama's Balancing Act

Trying to govern from the center isn't exactly easy.

Hold Your Jets Mr. Harper

Some pretty interesting information is coming to light about the process and real costs in the purchase of F-35 fighter jets by the government of Canada.

Here's a link to a great piece by US defense analyst Winslow Wheeler.

I did this Illustration today on the subject.