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Saturday 02/July/2016 15:18 PM

Why are voters ignoring experts?

By the time British citizens went to the polls on June 23 to decide on their country’s continued membership in the European Union, there had been no...

Saturday 02/July/2016 14:36 PM

The limits to green growth

In recent years, the push to build a “green economy” that can deliver the world from continual environmental and economic crisis and usher in a new era...

Friday 01/July/2016 16:11 PM

The limbo of displacement

The refugee crisis has become a dominant topic in Western media due to the recent influx of Syrian refugees into Europe. The problem of refugees fleeing...

Friday 01/July/2016 15:20 PM

Reawakening Europe

The decision by the United Kingdom’s voters to “Brexit” the European Union is not an example of the British black humour that I love. It’s not Monty...

Friday 01/July/2016 14:45 PM

Football, Brexit, and us

Of the 24 teams that qualified for this year’s UEFA European Cup football (soccer) tournament, only one came from Germany. Three came from the United...

Thursday 30/June/2016 09:29 AM

So to speak: In a blind panic

There are many ways one can feel useless. As I write this column, I have my left hand hanging limp by my side. As I type with my right hand index finger,...

Wednesday 29/June/2016 18:26 PM

Britain's latest ugly partition

Last Thursday's vote to leave the European Union was hardly the UK's first "Brexit." More than a few countries in the Middle East, Asia...