Why (Western) growth is really over
The English magazine “The Economist” has this month twice editorialized on the end of an infatuation with the concept of economic growth through a deemphasis on free trade. It never Continue Reading
More States Banning the Sale of Dogs and Cats
New York recently announced that it would become yet another state to ban the sale of dogs and cats, along with rabbits. They join the ranks of numerous other states, Continue Reading
Should the West decide where Ukraine’s borders end?
Another Kissinger foray into the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the backlash it attracted show that the American-backed NATO armament of Ukraine has convinced many in the West that it has earned Continue Reading
Meta Being Sued Over Alleged Culpability in Ethiopian Violence
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is now facing a $2 billion lawsuit over their alleged inability or unwillingness to moderate their content, which the plaintiffs say led Continue Reading
The “Culture Gap”
One of the most prominent features of social media is not it’s ability to connect regular people to elites, but rather to substitute in person interactions for largely one-directional elite Continue Reading
Protesters Take to the Streets in Bangladesh
As protest movements around the world are taking to the streets. Many in Bangladesh have also come out to make their voices heard. These demonstrators, as mirrored in numerous other Continue Reading
Sinema Apple Pie
This week has seen a flurry of contradictory editorials responding to the choice and repercussions of Kyrsten Sinema’s shedding of the label of the Democratic Party. There are those who Continue Reading
Orson Welles Macbeth: A film review
Ari: Having read it recently and knowing all of the twists and turns, it was less thrilling or mysterious than it could have been, and watching it was a less Continue Reading
Mongolians Protest ‘Stolen Coal’
Protesters in Mongolia have now been demonstrating for more than 3 days. They are outraged at what they view as the theft of the country’s coal, which is being sold, Continue Reading
Whether or Not Iran Abolishes its Morality Police, Protests are Likely to Continue
The protest movement in Iran has been bravely in the streets for well over 2 months now, and it has shown no signs of stopping. Recent murmurs of abolishing the Continue Reading