Is Freedom of Expression for Sale?
Space seems to be too small for Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. After making private space travel a reality his next goal is to conquer the information…
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Europe’s “Strategic Compass”
Some three weeks ago, Europe announced the launch of the Strategic Compass initiative, “an ambitious plan of action for strengthening the EU’s security and defence [sic] policy.” The initiative does…
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Are We Blind to Our Own Nature?
Every so often, I am amazed at the willingness of people to blindly follow leaders in the name of some ideology or religion, and believe that it will solve all…
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The Heavy Price of Feeding Ourselves
Putting food on the table has become a luxury these days. U.S. inflation soars to 8.5%, the highest annual level in 40 years and grocery prices are particularly hit, up…
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Indebted against Our Will
Much has changed in the job market over the past two years. There is a constant shortage of employees as more and more people are unwilling to groan under jobs…
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When We Leave Our Kids with Someone Else
For several weeks now, police in the Israeli town of Qiryat Shemona have been investigating a case of child abuse, when five kindergarten teachers abused thirteen children in their care.…
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Why We Subsidize Industries that Harm the Environment
There is an interesting irony in human nature: Whatever we do, we must also do the opposite. If we do something good, we must also do something equally bad, or…
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China Lockdown: Food Shortages Anger Aplenty
China is running out of food and people are growing desperate. That’s no small problem when more than 190 million residents in some 23 cities are living under full or…
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Depression Comes Earlier
The Oxford based research center Our World in Data recently published a report showing that in many countries, “People are being diagnosed with depression at an earlier age than in…
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The Folly of War
There has been a lot of talk lately about war crimes. The definition of war crimes is very broad, so there are many injustices that fall under the category of…
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