It’s a sad commentary on the world when one of the surest ways to explain what’s going on is a reference to the 2006 futuristic...
The seventy-seven-year history of computing power is currently experiencing a new upswing. Next week, on 7 May, the Science Committee of the US House of...
They are not accountable to voters; they are not subject to democratic control, but they have resources, infrastructure, and influence that surpass most nation-states. In the...
During a grandiose visit to the UK ten years ago, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke reverently of how much his country had been influenced by...
Timothy Snyder is a best-selling historian who has written extensively about the rise of authoritarianism in 20th century Europe. It is worth taking note of...
Years ago, a department head I knew at a medium-sized international media organisation complained bitterly about the inefficiencies in his own operation and submitted a...
Before the 21st century, discussions would get stuck at this point: "Are you right-wing or left-wing?" In some countries, due to the near prohibition of right or...
