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A Parliament is Born With the latest election, the European Parliament seems to have taken a small but important step toward becoming a tr...

WHY BE FREE FROM THE KNOWN? / THE IMMEASURABLE

Why Be Free from the Known? Why do we ask this question? What kind of mind asks the question: “Why be free from the known?” To be free ...

RARE EARTHS: BEIJING THREATENS A NEW FRONT IN THE TRADE WAR / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Rare earths: Beijing threatens a new front in the trade war China believes its near-monopoly gives it leverage over the US but supply cuts...

INVESTORS ARE TRAPPED IN BIZARRO WORLD / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Investors Are Trapped in Bizarro World Poor stock market reaction to Friday’s upbeat jobs report shows misplaced confidence in power of m...

CHINA, CORN AND CATERPILLARS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

China, Corn and Caterpillars An invasion of armyworm could force China to import more corn. By Xander Snyder As if  China’s African...

CRUISE SHIPS ARE HURTING THE HIGH SEAS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Cruise ships are hurting the high seas The industry needs to be cleaner and more sensitive to the places where it sails John Gapper ...

THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The End of the World As We Know It Last month, under pressure from US President Donald Trump’s administration, Google terminated its coope...