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History rarely announces itself when it is about to repeat a mistake. History-in-the-making tends to arrive disguised as “pragmatism”, dressed up as “realism”, accompanied by

Question: How well do Calvin and Hobbes explain “Power” from Luxembourg to Moscow to Bern to Washington D.C. to Beijing to _ _ _ _

Why this series exists: This series is not about nostalgia for 1936. This series is about why 1936 never really ended. Born in the Hollerich

As the Financial Times and Bloomberg report on Argentina’s push to recalibrate its currency regime, rebuild reserves, and test demand for dollar debt . .

#DearRussia . . . Why does a country with world-class scientific depth, continental-scale grids spanning eleven time-zones, and vast renewable and battery-storage potential . .

Why is 🇨🇦 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney . . . the man who first warned Wall Street about “the tragedy of the horizon” .

Tonight, on World Candle Lighting Day . . . at 7:00 PM local time, we light a candle. We sit with names that should still

Read Financial Times Editor Simon Mundy’s article “EU’s green rule drive weathers backlash . . . Contentious supply chain directive will be weakened but not

#YouAreInvited Thursday 11th December 2025 . . . from 18:00 to 19:30/20:00 to the EU Talks & Bites: Building a Greener Europe conversation . .

Read Financial Times columnist Pilita Clark’s #MustRead article (Gift-Link: https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/6bc7081e-902d-434d-9050-9ca709fc55ee) and the better readers’ comments.Let’s read Pilita Clark’s text through the lenses of Hannah Arendt

I asked the Great and the Good for a few reflections. As additional entries are received, these voices will be included. Here is Youth4Planet’s 2025