Japan stepping up in the region
For years, Japan has been seen to be a great power in international relations. Indeed, it has the demographic, economic, and technological potential to be a regional hegemon, and it Continue Reading
The link between biodiversity and climate change
For human beings, the natural world is not only a source of beauty, but also provides us with essentials. Yet, the destruction of natural world is depressing. Recently, 196 governments Continue Reading
Kurdish Protests Errupt in Paris Over Racist Killings
Large numbers of protesters have taken to the streets in France after 3 Kurdish people were gunned down. The murders are yet another instance of anti-immigrant violence that many believe Continue Reading
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