Don’t Fall Victim to the Ken Bone Phenomenon
Recently the New Yorker published a documentary on the almost-forgotten Ken Bone. In it, both Mr. Bone and the public come to terms with...
Cultural Erasure of Women: How Women are Remembered in History
Ida B. Wells, Emmeline Pankhurst, Indira Gandhi, and Ada Lovelace, all share two significant traits. These women accomplished feats that shaped history and yet...
The Post-Trump GOP: Back to the Future?
As the 2020 electoral contest in the United States comes to a definite conclusion the two Presidential candidates are on the move: president-elect Joe...
Sex, Politics, Gender and Fashion: How clothes shape power and status
An outfit reflects
your personality. Politicians can use this insight to gain votes. When Nancy
Pelosi makes a speech wearing a matching mask and outfit, she...
Sanctions in the time Corona
The use of economic sanctions to accomplish
foreign policy objectives has been around for a long time. Athens imposed
sanctions on other Greek city-states. The Megarian...
Trump a “Manchurian Candidate” President?
While playing a game of solitaire, the queen of diamonds card triggers the Manchurian Candidate to do his controller’s bidding. In Richard Condon’s novel...
The Beginning of a New Decade of Development for Africa
Africa’s future is no longer uncertain. This decade belongs to African development. Economists and researchers are increasingly convinced about Africa’s tremendous growth potential, despite...
From Seneca Falls to Themiscyra
A 620 km long chain made up of five million women advocating for equality signalled 2019 as a landmark year for women’s rights and...
Caminantes – The story of neglected Venezuelan refugees
The author has worked and lived in Venezuela during the current crisis, and later along the refugee route in Colombia. Working, walking and hitchhiking...
Flygskam: Shroud of climate shame obscures the real culprits
Greta Thunberg ignited worldwide interest this September for her emotionally charged speech denouncing international leaders for their passivity in combating climate change at the...
