7 min read ⌚ The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq In “Bush at War,” Bob Woodward recounted George W. Bush’s responses to the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War in Afghanistan. Now, in “Plan of Attack” he picks up where he left off. Which means – it’s time the American public learns of the […]
3 min read ⌚ World Trade in 2018 Evidently, the battlefield is now remodeled to serve the purposes of the New Era. Two Major Superpowers are on the brink of full-scale Trade War that can shape the course of the economic future. Let’s find out what makes this warfare so unique. Who Should Read “Trade War […]
7 min read ⌚ A Brief Economic History of the World Have you ever wondered why some nations are rich and others poor? Or, say, why some of the latter can’t get out of poverty regardless of their systems or the number of benevolent outside interventions? Well, Gregory Clark has – and for most of his […]
6 min read ⌚ One can’t be blamed for feeling that the Third Industrial Revolution barely started yesterday, and the World Economic Forum says we are already in the midst of another one. The goal of this one? “Driving the Sustainability of Production Systems with Innovation.” Who Should Read “Driving the Sustainability of Production Systems with […]
6 min read ⌚ Truth, Lies, and Leadership After the Hillary Clinton email controversy, James Comey, then Director of FBI, became a household name in most American homes. Some celebrated him as a hero; others reviled him as a villain. In the view of everybody, he was the man who won Trump his presidency. On May […]
6 min read ⌚ A Memoir of the Obama White House Do you want a look behind the doors of the Obama administration? Well, who better to offer you one than Ben Rhodes, one of Obama’s most trusted advisors? Rhodes tells it all in his 2018 memoir, “The World as It Is.” Who Should Read “The […]
6 min read ⌚ Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations As his life is nearing to its inevitable end, John McCain feels the pressing need to cast a candid eye on all the good he had the privilege of experiencing and all the mistakes that he, unfortunately, made. The result? “The Restless Wave,” […]
6 min read ⌚ Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government Hey, remember when we told you that the Ancient Greeks believed democracy to be the second worst way to organize a country? And, then, when we took, with Condoleezza Rice, the very opposing view, according to which it is humanity’s best way to counter totalitarianism. […]
6 min read ⌚ “I’m no expert” shouldn’t be an excuse to avoid tackling a big problem. On the contrary – it should be a stimulus. Because, Tapiwa Chiwewe says in an inspirational 2017 TED Talk, “You Don’t Have to Be an Expert to Solve Big Problems.” Who Should Read “You Don’t Have to Be an […]
4 min read ⌚ Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America The old America vs. the New one? Are there any differences? Michael Dyson plunges right in the middle of the debate that has made a fuss over civil rights in the US. Mainstream liberalism, or non-democratic segregation? Read more […]
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