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Life and politics

The political debate that has not been

The New York Times got a lot of heat after it published online on June 3, 2020, a column...

Jun 8, 2020

The politically incorrect commencement speech

Dear 2020 graduates: You already have gotten one slap in the face with all ceremonies and the following parties...

Jun 5, 2020

Are we having a dress rehearsal for a police state?

In his syndicated column, Dennis Prager claims that we are amid a dress rehearsal for a police state. He...

May 18, 2020

Who is gaslighting whom?

Mr. Gambuto is right that as soon as the worst of COVID-19 is behind us, advertisers will lure us...

May 2, 2020

Is inequality unequal?

There is a Polish saying that, for a poor one, the wind always blows into the eyes. There are...

Apr 23, 2020

Human and artificial intelligence in capitalism

The surprising benefit of becoming old is in finding out that issues that intrigue and often scare younger generations...

Apr 17, 2020

Privacy or anonymity?

Realizing that some security measures are unavoidable, we are concerned about our privacy. Stores keep records of our purchases....

Apr 15, 2020

Cash is king, more potent than we think

On March 12, 2020, on the eve of President Trump declaring COVID-19 a national emergency, the New York Times...

Mar 30, 2020

Argentina – a warning to the United States and China

For about two generations, from about 1870 until 1930, Argentina was firmly among the 10 most prosperous countries in...

Feb 18, 2020

Science and money in the climate change debate

People advocating for grandiose government programs for unrelated ideological reasons exaggerate the risk of severe harm from climate change...