A Tit-for-Tat with Uncle Sam: China Puts the Screws on Exotic Mineral Exports
Brussel, Frankfurt (16/11 – 23) A levying of embargoes and export bans, the imposition of sanctions, erection of fearsome “license” (= restriction) protocol: there’s...
Norman Lear Made America Confront Antisemitism and Racism
The prolific film and television producer changed television. For much of the 1970s and 1980s, America was defined by Jewish-American director and producer Norman...
Taliban Pranksters – Just Can’t Keep Them Down
Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian countries, historically under the thumb of...
What is to be done with Gaza
Toronto, Frankfurt (2/11 – 42) World media are jumping all over the conflagration in Gaza following the 7 October attack, killing 1400 Israelis and...
Light Shining in A Dark Tunnel: First-Time Win for Germany – FIFA U-17 World Cup
Jakarta, Surakarta, Berlin (7/12 – 11) Amid a generally declining period for Germany’s national football team, the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia...
Greenhouse expansion in Tajikistan: a catalyst for year-round agricultural growth
According to the Tajikistan Ministry of Agriculture, the number of greenhouses in the country is increasing every year. “There are 950 greenhouses operating across...
The Price of War?
Brussels (3/12) Governments may be doing great while the people suffer. Bombing of the Nordstream 2 pipeline, carrying cheap Russian natural gas to industry...
Best East Coast Ski Areas for Powder Skiing
Jay Peak, Vermont Average Snowfall: 350” Jay Peak takes the crown for being the snowiest resort on the East Coast. When Vermont gets hit...
Francesco Bagnaia Hangs onto MotoGP World Title – while Next Season Looks Tougher
Valencia, Turin, Madrid (28/11 – 25) Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia retained his MotoGP world title with many records; there are nevertheless signs that the Ducati...
Everybody Hates Carbon Taxes
Recently, a group of senators, including Republican Bill Cassidy (La.), released a terrible legislative proposal calling for the U.S. to impose a carbon tax on imports...