Will 2019 See Climate Maturity?
#Global WarmingInnocent news consumers may be impressed to learn that Germany has reduced carbon-dioxide emissions by 27% since 1990. This is the standard the German government itself has employed, and it has been glibly endorsed by many news organizations.…
Welcher Staat soll’s denn sein?
#Politics #EUWir erleben derzeit so etwas wie ein Endspiel beim europäischen State-Building. Die Karten werden neu gemischt, mit weitreichenden Konsequenzen. So steht denn auch beim EU-Rahmenvertrag für die Eidgenossenschaft mehr auf dem Spiel als wirtschaftlicher Wohlstand oder direkte Demokratie.…
Parsing the Gender Pay Gap
#SexsismProgressives claim that the pay difference between men and women is caused by sexism that government must redress. But a new study offers compelling evidence that the choices and priorities of women account for much of the disparity.…
The Most Warming Winter Stew
#RecipesHOT LINKS Cured and air-dried Spanish-style chorizo provides satisfying chewy bites in this hearty stew.…
‘It’s a Crisis of Civilization in Mexico.’ 250,000 Dead. 37,400 Missing.
#Crime #MexicoEL FUERTE, Mexico—One recent day, a line of grieving mothers armed with picks and shovels worked their way across a muddy field looking for Mexico’s dead and missing, their own children among them.…
Erdogan, der «neue Saladin» | NZZ
#IslamDie Al-Kuds-Kampagne der Türkei ist ein weiterer Beleg für deren fortschreitenden Wandel hin zum Islamismus. Der Schulterschluss mit Hamas-Ideologen, die Selbstmordattentate befürworten, gehört dazu.…
The Long Struggle for Supremacy in the Muslim World
#IslamIn the wake of Mr. Khashoggi’s killing, Mr. Erdogan proclaimed that Turkey “is the only country that can lead the Muslim world.…
U.N. Ignores Economics Of Climate
#Global WarmingYale professor William Nordhaus speaks in New Haven, Conn., Oct. 8. Photo: michelle mcloughlin/Reuters…
On Climate, Listen to the Nobel
#Global WarmingPaul Romer, co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Economics, speaks in New York, Oct. 8. Photo: Richard Drew/Associated Press…