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The Word for World is Forest
The Word for World is Forest Every book by Ursula Le Guin is by definition the best book by Ursula Le Guin. And there is no book by Ursula Le Guin that’s not the best book by Ursula Le Guin. But this one, “The Word for World is Forest” may be even better than that! I […]
Billions Dead: 5 Times Russia and America Nearly Started a Nuclear War
Billions Dead: 5 Times Russia and America Nearly Started a Nuclear War Some history that should never be forgotten. Each crisis was eventually resolved in favor of peace, but in every case both sides relied on gambles, and survived as much by luck as by strategy. An international “crisis” is the anxious space between peace and war. It is […]
Is the “world” actually getting better? Depends on your definition of “world”
Is the “world” actually getting better? Depends on your definition of “world” A frequent critique of the daily news flow is that it is filled with negative events. This is partly a product of the human nervous system. We react very quickly to perceived threats and more slowly to hope of gain or pleasure. Editors […]
Is the World Becoming Less Free?
Is the World Becoming Less Free? Erosion of the rule of law and various civil liberties are causing the world to be a less free, less prosperous place. The Cato Institute has, in cooperation with the Canadian Fraser Institute and the German “Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit,” assembled a comprehensive 396-page report on human freedom […]
Governments Try to Control Language to Hilarious Results
Governments Try to Control Language to Hilarious Results In the region formerly known as Yugoslavia, everyone speaks the same basic language, despite the individual countries’ governments insisting that they don’t. It is quite interesting to see how widespread some languages are, with some having over a billion speakers while others are spoken by a single […]
Europe Is Flirting with a Disaster for Free Speech
Europe Is Flirting with a Disaster for Free Speech The controversial Article 13 is getting some push-back from some officials, but it isn’t dead yet. Freedom of speech is undoubtedly one of the most important features of any democratic society. Without it, knowledge could not be shared, injustices could not be called out, and the […]
The European Union Is Doomed to Fail
The European Union Is Doomed to Fail How on earth can the European Union unite that which history forced asunder? Have you ever heard of Deutsch Jahrndorf? No? I don’t blame you. The tiny Austrian village, which is situated four miles from the Danube, is utterly unremarkable, except for the fact that it sits on […]
16 Facts About The Tremendous Financial Devastation That We Are Seeing All Over The World
16 Facts About The Tremendous Financial Devastation That We Are Seeing All Over The World As we enter the second half of 2015, financial panic has gripped most of the globe. Stock prices are crashing in China, in Europe and in the United States. Greece is on the verge of a historic default, and now Puerto Rico […]
