From salt, butter and soy: Food fashion (and science) are changing.
The US Republicans’ Putin-Style “Managed” Democracy
Yet more evidence that US Republicans are close soul mates of Russia’s President when it comes to restraining democracy.
The US Secret Prison that Housed Leading Nazis
Prominent Nazis were interrogated after the end of World War II in a U.S. prison codenamed “Ashcan” south of Luxembourg. From there they were sent to the war crimes trial in Nuremberg.
Harry’s and Meghan’s Clever Commonwealth Ploy
The Oprah Winfrey interview lights a fire that is consuming the British royals.
Jeffrey Sachs: Xi Propagandist?
One does not need to be a hardliner on China, just a global realist, to see that there is a vast gap between Xi’s rhetoric and reality.
Putin and Erdogan: Two Men Race to the Bottom
Russia’s and Turkey’s lack of a solid economic performance is what motivates their two leaders’ steady resorting to domestic oppression.
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Long and Winding Road
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first African and the first woman to serve in the WTO’s top post. But she faces formidable challenges.
US: Can Pursuing Happiness, as the Founders Defined It, Bring Us Together?
No government can guarantee our happiness. That depends on our own efforts and luck. But government can make it harder or easier to attain happiness.
Turkey: Erdogan’s Battle Over Bogazici University
Reflections on the fragility of academic freedoms and human rights.

























