The New Yorker on Lula
The New Yorker magazine has a long article about the new President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, who returns after serving as President before Bolsenaro.
January 2023
The Economist Sinks Goldman Sachs
The Economist magazine’s cover story is about the fall of Goldman Sachs as one of the leading financial institutionsin the world. The short leader article can be found here, and the longer cover story can be found here. The leader… Read More »The Economist Sinks Goldman Sachs
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Moves Clock Closer to Midnight
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved its clock closer to midinght, indicating the growing risks to world peace. The Bulletin says of its mission: The Bulletin’s website, iconic Doomsday Clock, and regular events help advance actionable ideas at a… Read More »Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Moves Clock Closer to Midnight
US and Germany Send Tanks to Ukraine
The Washington Post reports that the US has decided to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine to match the German decision to send Leopard tanks. It was the right decision to support Germany, although it may anger Putin. I have been… Read More »US and Germany Send Tanks to Ukraine
Mishandling Classified Documents Is Not Unusual
Trump, Biden, and now Mike Pence have all been caught with unsecured classified documents. This illustrates that it is not unusual to mishandle classified documents. It often happens with people who handle them frequently. In American embassies there are Marine… Read More »Mishandling Classified Documents Is Not Unusual
Nuclear Power Demand Is Up
Bloomberg reports that around the world demand for nuclear power is surging: Already, many of the world’s facilities are scheduled to run far beyond what’s considered the typical 40-year lifespan. Operators are pushing to keep some reactors running for as long… Read More »Nuclear Power Demand Is Up
Wages vs. Productivity
The following is from an Economist magazine email newsletter. It looks at whether American businesses pay a living wage. It does not look at whether the wages paid are actually worth to the business what it is paying in salaries.… Read More »Wages vs. Productivity
Tom Friedman on Israel
Tom Friedman has written a long article for the New York Times about the current political situatin in Israel under the new Netanyahu government. A week of reporting from Israel and the West Bank has left me feeling that the… Read More »Tom Friedman on Israel
Fareed on Immigration
In his Washington Post op-ed column, Fareed Zakaria deals with the failed US immigration policy. There were 2.4 million apprehensions at the United States’ southwestern border last fiscal year, which is about 600,000 higher than the prior year, the previous high. These numbers… Read More »Fareed on Immigration
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Geothermal Emergy Geothermal energy poised for boom, as U.S. looks to follow Iceland’s lead (yahoo.com) Condoleesa Rice on Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/07/condoleezza-rice-robert-gates-ukraine-repel-russia/ Diversity in the Foreign Service https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/07/foreign-service-diplomacy-race-diversity/