Political
AN OPEN BOOK, MOROCCO BOUND – A new corruption scandal rocks the European Parliament
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby sang about being “off on the road to Morocco”, but we must remember … Continued
THE ANTI-SOCIAL CONTRACT – Today’s UK government turns its back on Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s dreams of universal freedom
Fugitive Slaves, 1867 by Theodor Kaufmann © Metropolitan Museum “Man was born free, and he is everywhere in … Continued
ONLY ONE WINNER – The (slightly controversial) election of Giorgia Meloni as Italy’s first-ever female prime minister
Giorgia Meloni © fratelli-italia.it “In these elections there is only one winner, who is Giorgia Meloni,” wrote Luciano … Continued
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WOMEN AND POWER – How female politicians are rising to the top
Hermann Stilke: Joan of Arc in Battle (Central Part of ”The Life of Joan of Arc” Triptych) Hermitage … Continued
THE DUMB ADDRESSING THE DEAF Why Hong Kong’s future stays as unsettled as ever
Central, Hong Kong as seen from Victoria Peak © Wikicommons There is an old Chinese saying: “A closed … Continued
THE KREMLIN’S DARK MASTER – Are Putin’s oligarchs facing a reckoning?
© Wikicommons During the 1990s, the term ‘oligarch’ referred to a symbol of high social status, and was … Continued