A GREAT IDEA
I just read an article in The Economist that describes a great idea. Instead of spending all its funds on the bureaucracy of education, the …
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Electric vehicles have generated a huge amount of commitment and interest. Some would say not enough, but considering the timeframe under which they have become …
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
Many of you will have heard of World Central Kitchen and its founder, José Andrés, However, many of you may not have heard of either, …
FLAT TAX RATE
Flat Tax Rate. The next round of the U.S. election system circus is already underway and will only intensify in the months leading up to …
DEAF KENYAN COFFEE
Deaf Kenyan coffee is a story that deserves to be told. In the current world of genocide, suffering, neglect and acts that are unbelievable in …
POPULATION GROWTH
Population growth will lead to disaster. The First Law of Sustainability is “Population growth and/or growth in the rates of consumption of resources cannot be …
LAST OF THE LINE
Cristina Calderón, the last of the line of the Yaghan people, died on February 16, 2022, aged 93. The Yaghan were an amphibious people …
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Waking up at my usual time this morning to the sun shining in my face, instead of darkness, brought the subject of Daylight Savings Time …
PERSONAL DATA
What happens to your personal data when you die is something that had never occurred to me until I read an article about it this …
WOMEN VERSUS MINORITIES
Women versus minorities is a subject that has been at the back of my mind for quite a while. The very title sounds strange, but …