About three years ago, someone asked me why, with my physics undergrad background and a PhD in economics, I had decided to become a professional […]
Year: 2026
There Is No Social Security Crisis
Last week, most of the major news outlets ran the perennial story about how the Social Security fund is set to run out of money—now […]
Polish president strips Zelenskyy of top honor in dispute over World War II unit
WARSAW — Poland’s nationalist President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle — Poland’s highest honor — […]
The POLITICO Poll: Even Andy Burnham will struggle to save Labour
LONDON — Andy Burnham is the only Labour leadership contender with a plausible chance of slowing the march of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and — in […]
The U.S. and Iran Are Exchanging Nuclear Concessions for Economic Relief. That’s Compromise, Not Surrender.
The United States has gotten used to specific ways of ending wars. Sometimes the U.S. military decisively forces the enemy state to surrender, imposes a […]
Ghana: Ghana Pip Panama in World Cup Opener… Team Arrives in Rhode Island Base to Prepare for England
Ghanaian Times] Caleb Yirenkyi bundled in the winning goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, to send thousands of Ghanaians in Canada into a […]
The Data Center Backlash Uniting America
The New York State Assembly made history this month by passing what could become the country’s first statewide moratorium on large new data centers. To […]
Choice to Keep Coal Plants Open Will Cost Some Coloradans Their Lives
Colorado Springs resident Jane Ard-Smith told Colorado state lawmakers in April that granting a request by her municipal utility to keep its coal-fired power plant […]
The Story of Juneteenth Reminds Us That Education Is Essential to Freedom
The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. […]
Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes
A businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors was among the overseas investors who acquired stakes in SpaceX while it was still a private company. […]
Men can earn bonuses for trying. Women have to deliver.
A new study has identified what researchers describe as a “gender criteria gap” in workplace evaluation, suggesting that women in leadership roles are judged more […]
WEATHER: Cold, windy conditions with showers expected in three provinces
Planning a Saturday outing? Here is what to expect from the weather across KZN, Free State and North West this weekend…See More
Astell and Woolf review – feminist writers unite and share a sherry in the afterlife
Live theatre, NewcastleIn Shelagh Stephenson’s spiky comedy, Virginia Woolf and Mary Astell become celestial companions, discussing religion, science and independence Mary Astell is not known […]
The Beautiful Game Is More Unaffordable Than Ever
The World Cup is here. For the first time, the tournament is happening in three countries at once: the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It’s […]
Australia poised to become an Asia-Pacific energy superpower
Energy security is a top priority globally, as governments grapple with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an accelerating clean energy transition and surging […]
Palestinians to pay the price for Netanyahu’s defeat in Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know it. And his rivals — […]
The computer program deciding the level of care for elderly Australians
An algorithm to determine a person’s eligibility for in-home care came into effect in November and has come under fire…See More
Heatwave nears 40C in France, forcing tourists to change routines
France is enduring a widespread heatwave, with temperatures nearing 40C in parts of the country and forcing tourists and residents to change their routines…See More
As Europe bakes, Berlin Zoo’s elephants and bears cool off
Berlin Zoo uses “ice bombs” and water showers to help bears and elephants cool down as Europe faces an intense heatwave this weekend…See More
‘Trying to hide’: Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump’s name was removed
President Donald Trump suffered a severe humiliation this month when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was finally ordered by a federal court to […]