One way or another, wars end in negotiation — One way or another, wars end in negotiation. Even the terms of a capitulation would have to be negotiated. Analysts at the London Institute for International Strategic Studies (IISS) do not expect the war in Ukraine, which Russia escalated a year ago with a major attack on its neighbor, to…

Has everyone forgotten about the Nazis? — Cancel Culture run amuck. In some US states, books have recently ended up on prohibited lists at the instigation of right-wing populist politicians. According to PEN America, from July 2021 to June 2022, 1,648 books were banned in public schools nationwide. That number is expected to increase as conservative politicians…

China’s communist leadership cannot increase the birth rate at the push of a button — The accelerated population decline has had massive economic consequences and is slowing down the rise of the People’s Republic. The social trauma of the one-child policy continues to have an impact today. The Beijing Statistics Office caused a double stir a few weeks ago: According to the latest economic figures…

Tips on how to possibly maybe pretty-sure-you-can have a good 2023 — The horrors of war in Ukraine are far from over as well as various other crises around the world, with what attitude should we step into the new year? With insight into our own shortcomings, curiosity about the future — and the desire to use our freedom. A semi-stoic guide…

A good password is unique, long, and hard to guess. Unique Never reuse passwords: make sure that all of your passwords are unique and do not be tempted to try to adapt or modify an old password (eg by putting an ! at the end of it). Please remember that…

The bottom line is that anyone who consumes sustainably for moral reasons is not always doing good. — In the future, smartphone manufacturers will have to offer spare parts for seven years and allow updates for five years. With this planned regulation, the EU is declaring war on a wasteful bad habit. Many are familiar with the problem: the mobile phone still works perfectly, but it is too…

Is every negative event a trauma? Does every insufferable topic need a trigger warning? Anyone who thinks this way plays down real trauma and real mental issues. Interest in topics related to “mental health” is flourishing like never before: Dealing with mental health is not only relevant in the advice…

What it means — After the failure of the “Zero Covid” strategy, it’s clear China has zero plan. In other words: Xi Jinping has ordered his minions to let the coronavirus rush through unchecked. Instead of gradually opening up the country paired with vaccine campaigns — as the EU and most other western countries…

It was fun but was it worth it — A Q&A of things many are asking Climate neutrality is delusional and a blatant lie at and for the World Cup in Qatar which is now over. Twelve years after former FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced the winner to almost everyone’s consternation. We don’t have enough space for the trees we’d need to plant to make up…