Is Europe on the Verge of Nuclear War?
The current times expose Europe’s vulnerability and the risk of further escalation of war that could explode in a split second. Finland and Sweden have announced their desire to apply…
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Decoding the Human Genome – the More We Know, the Less We Understand
In recent weeks, newspapers and scientific magazines hailed the completion of the mapping of the human genome. Smithsonian Magazine exclaimed, “Scientists have deciphered the missing eight percent of our genetic…
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Chip Crisis Chipping Away at Our Delusions of Independence
Despite trying to resume normalcy after two years of intermittent lockdowns and vaccine and mask mandates, reality seems to have different ideas for humanity. The latest is a shortage in…
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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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