Month: August 2021
Air conditioning is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th Century. It’s also killing the 21st
When did indoor air become cold and clean? Air conditioning is one of those inventions that have become so ubiquitous, that many in the developed world don’t even realize that less than a century ago, it didn’t exist. Indeed, it
Read MoreHow national security is being redefined by climate change
One of the most unfortunate fault lines in climate change politics today is the lack of cooperation between environmentalists and the national security community. Left-wing climate activists don’t exactly hang out with more right-leaning military strategists, the former often seeing
Read MoreIs the best way to solve climate change to “do nothing?”
When it comes to climate change, it might seem that a book entitled “How to Do Nothing” would not only be irrelevant, but also downright obscene and even dangerous. Not to mention that after more than a year of pandemic
Read MoreBill Gates offers direction, not solutions
Bill Gates has solved many problems in his (professional) life, and in recent decades, he’s been dedicated to the plight of the world’s poor and particularly their health. Through his foundation work and charitable giving, he’s roamed the world solving
Read More‘Arbitrary and cruel’: Democrats excoriate Supreme Court decision on eviction moratorium – NBC News
‘Arbitrary and cruel’: Democrats excoriate Supreme Court decision on eviction moratorium NBC News U.S. Supreme Court blocks extended eviction moratorium CBS News Democrats attack Supreme Court for blocking Biden eviction moratorium Fox News Justice Kavanaugh Replies to Mr. Biden The Wall Street Journal Supreme
Read MoreMexican president stuck in car by protest for more than two hours
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico, in his vehicle as several dozen of demonstrators from the teachers’ union CNTE are surrounding the SUV in front of the main barracks of the armed forces in the southern Mexican city of
Read MoreEuropean Leaders Have Tense Reactions To U.S.-Afghanistan Conflict
While reluctant to criticise President Biden directly, many Europeans are critical of the way his administration has handled the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan.
Read MoreWhy Apple’s Anti-Child Sex Abuse Features Could Be Dangerous
Professor Jonathan Mayer of Princeton University built a system like Apple’s to flag for child sex abuse. He talks to NPR about why he’s warned against using the system and believes it is dangerous.
Read MoreLos Angeles Activist Helps Afghans Find Refuge
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Arash Azizizada, a Los Angeles based local organizer in the Afghan-American community that is helping Afghans escape after the country came under Taliban control.
Read MoreWhat We Know About Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, New Taliban Leader
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is expected to be the next defacto leader of the Taliban. Having fought against the Russians and Americans, he must now convince the west the Taliban will be a more moderate force.
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