Ed Note: This piece previously appeared on interest.co.nz. It is published here with the permission of the author. Some actuaries at the University of Exeter in the UK have partnered with a group of earth scientists to examine what they ter
A woman walks by the Chinese and U.S. national flags on display outside a souvenir shop in Beijing on Jan. 31, 2025. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
US Vice President JD Vance delivered a brilliant speech at the Munich Security Conference on 14 February 2025. He criticised European leaders for censoring free speech and failing to control illegal migration, stating that these issues pose a greater threat to Europe than external actors like Russia or China. “The
Europe’s car industry is collapsing, primarily because of the European Commission’s “green” agenda and arrogance in failing to admit it is making a “mistake” going down this path. As if she is some sort of saviour, Ursula von der Leyen launched a “Competitiveness Compass” and promised to trim
Technocracy, a system of scientific management of society, is rising to power, with Silicon Valley as its hub and Big Tech as its driving force. Key figures such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen are prominent technocrats who are shaping the world according to their vision. The goal