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A Maverick Historian with Unorthodox Thoughts

Emmanuel Todd, the Cambridge-educated French philosopher-historian-sociologist-political scientist is known for his “controversial” or “unorthodox views”. Not completely unfounded thoughts, though, as his 1976 prediction...

Ana Richter
Aug 28, 2024 5 min read

Carles “Robin Hood” Puigdemont’s cat and mouse game with…

Like a modern-day Robin Hood, an outlaw defying authorities, embodying public dissatisfaction with unfair and tyrannical laws. Exiled ex-Catalan separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont’s quick...

Arrigo Mazzi
Aug 17, 2024 3 min read

A vote for a stronger European Parliament

All the talk about the “democracy deficit” of the EU is nothing new. In fact, it started in the late ‘70s and has been...

Leslie Zelinka
Aug 15, 2024 3 min read

How to lose peace in 10 days

The immediate cause of the events was a horrible knife attack in the picturesque seaside town of Southport (Merseyside, England). Three young girls were...

Ana Richter
Aug 10, 2024 3 min read

The Noble Idea of Olympics meets Reality

The Olympic Games just started in Paris. This phenomenal sports event aims to connect people. It is supposed to be a sanctuary of peace...

Ana Richter
Jul 31, 2024 3 min read

Hoping to recoup is what ruins the gambler

The Irish proverb, hoping to recoup is what ruins the gambler, proved once again true on the weekend. President Macron’s reckless gamble not only...

Ana Richter
Jul 22, 2024 2 min read

Reinventing the Wheel(ie Bin)

As we often feel a somewhat wicked sense of relief when it turns out that the grass is not always greener in the neighbor’s...

Ana Richter
Jul 18, 2024 4 min read

The good vs the bad narrative in the American…

Barely a week ago, amidst a heat wave hitting most of Europe and a heated election campaign hitting the U.S., Reuters published a strongly...

Arrigo Mazzi
Jul 13, 2024 3 min read

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