King Canute, attempting to teach his people a lesson regarding his abilities, supposedly went to the sea and commanded the tide to stop. Twelfth-century English historian Henry of Huntington wrote that Canute took his throne to the seashore, but the tide, “continuing...
Globalization
Earth May be Headed Into a Mini Ice Age Within a Decade
What may be the science story of the century is breaking this evening, as heavyweight US solar physicists announce that the Sun appears to be headed into a lengthy spell of low activity, which could mean that the Earth – far from facing a global warming problem – is...
Global Warming Proof?
"Icebreakers have been called in to free dozens of ships that became trapped in ice in the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg last week. The administration of St. Petersburg's port said at least 97 ships were still waiting for help on Tuesday, down from 160 ships two...
Multiculturalism – With Salim Mansur
Listen to Salim Mansur on the question of multiculturalism here. (14 minutes)
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The Swedish Response to Covid-19 versus Canada
In a recent New York Times article, David Wallace Wells asked, “How did No-Mandate Sweden End up with such an average pandemic”. Let’s be clear. This admission from the New York Times, who tried to destroy the response to Covid-19, starting in April 2020 and...
Draconian, Anti-Science Measures During the Pandemic Has Led to Loss of Trust in Our Institutions
Candida Auris is a fungus that, unlike most fungi, can survive in a human body. It is capable of spreading within the body, resulting in an agonizing death. For unknown reasons the fungus is spreading at a rather alarming rate. So far, cases have been confined to long...
The Irish Join the World’s Wealthiest
Once the paupers of Europe, the Irish have rapidly moved to a place at the top table. Within just a decade, the personal net worth of the average Irish citizen has more than trebled from €46,000 to €148,000 (£102,000).
True Meaning of Globalization
Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana's death. Question: How come? Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk...
Crunchy Con a Hybrid Politico
AS a writer for the right-wing U.S. journal National Review, Rod Dreher had conservative credentials that should have been impeccable. But when his colleagues raised eyebrows at his penchant for organic vegetables and his family's choice to home school, Dreher was...
Fretting over a U.S. decline? Fear not
OTTAWA -- In the 1960s, it was Germany. In the 1980s, Japan. Throughout the postwar years, until the 1990s, it was the Soviet Union. Now it's China. A devastated nation starts from nothing, introduces market-economy reforms, goes to double-digit growth -- and people...
Cowboy Capitalism: European Myths, American Reality
Another story has been unfolding, not as dramatic as the ending of an entire political and economic system but still of great long-term significance
Its Time for a Global Perspective
People here in Australia ask me how one political party can be in power that long without corruption creeping in. I generally change the subject at that point.
Wal-Mart Helps the Poor
The main beneficiaries of Wal-Mart’s low-price policy are the poor, who can now afford products that would be out of their reach but not for Wal-Mart, improving their lives and raising their standard of living.
Labour Body Abandons Attack on Free Trade
The Canadian Labour Congress is officially abandoning its attack on free trade with the United States today, acknowledging that it has not been the “economic disaster” the labour group had predicted at the time.
Global Shifts Raising Issues of Income Equality
This tale of the scientists and the millworker illustrates how globalization and technology are not only reshaping the US economy but also widening income inequality among workers.