2019-05-20
Many commentators have interpreted buoyant GDP and unemployment data in the United States as vindicating President Donald Trump’s economic policies, and some suggest that his re-election chances have improved as a result...
There is considerable turmoil and confusion in the Gulf region. Several oil tankers have been damaged and the prime suspect according to some U.S. pundits is sabotage by Iran...
2019-04-12
ITS TIME OTHERS STEP IN TO STOP BLACKMAIL AND PRESSURE
Overcrowded, dirty, and disorderly cities undermine residents’ health as much as their happiness. With urbanization occurring at an unprecedented rate
2019-04-08
When newly elected Brazilian President Bolsonaro visited President Trump this week, one of the subjects was the crisis in Venezuela.
Every Indian general election beats its predecessor’s record to become the largest in world history. This time, Indian voters must decide whether they want an inclusive country that embodies hope, or a divided one that promotes fear.
2019-04-03
As the transatlantic alliance turns 70, Georgia—situated on Russia’s doorstep—desperately hopes to join.
The debate about how to regulate the tech sector is eerily reminiscent of the debate over financial regulation in the early 2000s
2019-04-01
Environmental activists pushing for clean water, restrictions on poaching, and action on climate change have faced prison—or worse.
The valid insight behind "modern monetary theory" – that governments and central banks together can always create nominal demand
2019-03-31
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Baghdad March 11 to endorse the two countries’ renewed commitment to the 1975 Algiers Agreement regarding the shared border of the Shatt al-Arab River.
2019-03-29
For the first time this century, Indian fighter jets struck deep inside Pakistani territory, targeting camps operated by notorious terrorists.
Though the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran share ideological commonalities and points of political convergence, several impediments stand in the way of deeper ties between them.
2019-03-27
If you want to know who will pay the price of a re-energised Trump, the answer is the Palestinians
When people are more able to shape their own futures, they are less likely to be convinced that others are to blame for their plight.
2019-03-26
Is Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) a potential boon to economic policymakers, or, as Harvard’s Kenneth Rogoff recently argued
2019-03-25
US presidents contentious move seen as a boost for Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections next month
A decade after the 2008 financial crisis, faith in markets self-regulating abilities once again lies in tatters. There simply is no single real interest rate that would spur investors to funnel all existing savings
The Los Angeles Times reports Omar claimed Trump is blunt in being the first president to simply tell Americans, "Islam hates us."
2019-03-23
After waking up with a searing pain that radiates down to my shoulders, I hunt for the culprit.
Facebook is no more obliged to accept a posting than the New York Times is to print a submitted article. The social media companies themselves bear the social responsibility for their content.
2019-03-22
Pro-Iran factions are pushing for the move just as the Islamic State is starting to hit back.
But there are reasons they haven’t gone viral
Far-right attacks across the globe have increased because of immigration fears, far-right utilization of social media, and the inter-connectedness of extremist networks around the globe.
2019-03-20
Over the past few years, the US Federal Reserve has been ahead of other major central banks in normalizing monetary policy.
2019-03-18
The attack in New Zealand was inspired in part by the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, but the real threat is lone wolves lurking in the far corners of the Internet.
The Middle East’s latest protests seem like the Arab Spring all over again. That’s no reason for optimism.
There is nothing wrong with using technology to solve problems, including those created by technology, or to give a company a competitive edge.
