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Saturday 22/October/2016 15:11 PM

Trump is left with only himself to blame

It has gotten so bad for Donald Trump that even Laura Ingraham is distancing herself from him. Megyn Kelly, interviewing the radio host on Fox News right...

Saturday 22/October/2016 14:52 PM

Beyond the Paris climate agreement

Now that it has been ratified by India and the European Union, the Paris climate agreement is set to enter into force. But the hard part is yet to come:...

Saturday 22/October/2016 14:25 PM

Why haven’t we ended polio?

October 24, 2016, should be a unique day in the history of polio. If all goes according to plan, it will be the last annual World Polio Day before the...

Saturday 22/October/2016 14:01 PM

Out of ammunition to combat recession?

Economic forecasts for 2017 project continued frailty in the global economy, and subpar growth for most countries and regions. Obvious economic problems...

Tuesday 18/October/2016 23:07 PM

McCain vows GOP dysfunction will continue

We've heard hopeful claims lately that the Republican Party could be a normal, healthy, functional political party if it hadn't accidentally...

Tuesday 18/October/2016 23:03 PM

Why populists lose elections

In a democracy, the “people” are the supreme arbiters, and their wisdom speaks through the electoral process. Such is the assumption on which the modern...

Tuesday 18/October/2016 22:52 PM

Experience at ROHM truly amazing

The last thing I expected to pack for my holiday in Oman was a suit, but having booked a ticket for the Royal Opera House Muscat and ticked the box which...

Tuesday 18/October/2016 22:49 PM

The chimera of stock-market short-termism

An often-heard refrain, increasingly voiced in US politics, is that corporate America is excessively influenced by short-term stock-market considerations....