Yves here. As many of you no doubt know, Rebecca Solnit, among other things, wrote a seminal book, A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster.…
Yves here. As an adult who has issues with impulse control (after years of being unable to voice anger, I’m now too casual about it), it’s not hard to see…
Putin delivered his annual report to the Duma, Russia’s analogue to the US State of the Union, at noon Moscow time. It was delayed from its typical year end slot…
“Nigeria must go cashless. It is a global policy, checking insecurity and fighting corruption”: Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele Like India in 2016, Nigeria is undergoing the shock…
Yves here. The fact that the gas price cap has retreated from headlines does not mean it has gone away. Irina Slav explains why it’s inconsequential now but could have…
By Darius Tahir who reports on health technology with an eye toward how it helps (or doesn’t) underserved populations; how it can be used (or not) to help government’s public…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently celebrated a range of energy deals with Algeria. The agreements are part of Rome’s efforts to make up for energy shortfalls due to European…
For a proxy of how little media interest there is in the slow-moving public pension crisis, go to Twitter and search on “public pension underfunding”. The tweets I get, in…
Yves here. For readers who keep up on international affairs, the idea that the terrible earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria would further weaken Erdogan’s re-election prospects is not likely…
By Conor Gallagher Between 1993 and 2011 the Department of Justice Antitrust Division issued a trio of policy statements (two during the Clinton administration and one under Obama) regarding the…