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Sunday 04/February/2018 16:10 PM

In Russia, a long game for Navalny

It’s puzzling that President Vladimir Putin of Russia is held in high regard by democratic leaders of every shade of politics. Alex Salmond, the...

Sunday 04/February/2018 15:23 PM

Should you buy bitcoin?

In December, as the Bitcoin price neared $20,000, a friend asked me whether she should invest. I said that I hadn’t the faintest idea. Today, with the...

Saturday 03/February/2018 15:51 PM

Universities in the age of AI

I was recently offered the presidency of a university in Kazakhstan that focuses primarily on business, economics, and law, and that teaches these subjects...

Saturday 03/February/2018 15:35 PM

US risks losing an Arctic Cold War

Last August, a Russian tanker sailed direct from Norway to South Korea through the Arctic Ocean, the first time such a ship had done so without an...

Saturday 03/February/2018 15:30 PM

Health costs of US tax reform

The sweeping tax bill that US President Donald Trump signed into law on December 22, 2017, may have been presented as an early Christmas gift. But to the...