Few topics are as delicate as the subject of how much politicians should be compensated for their services. It appears that vast majority of people all over the world reject the notion that their political leaders are underpaid. Converse is often true - many think that the political class is
When normally peaceful protests in Hong Kong turned into a raid on Legislative Council on July 1st - two weeks after Carrie Lam declared suspension of the controversial Extradition Bill - I found the events so perplexing that it induced a certain suspicion that perhaps Beijing was responsible, clandestinely attempting
Another dramatic day in America. At least 20 people dead, two dozen more wounded in mass-shooting in a Walmart in El Paso. Among other reasons - like ideological lunacy of many segments of the society (left and right), taxation and bureaucracy, crime is why I would generally not consider long-term
Days go by and protests in Hong Kong appear to increase in severity and irrationality, instead of dying down. I have explained here why they are quite senseless and will only result in more harm for the wealthy city. However, in the ensuing propaganda war, a lot of misleading information
You would be hard-pressed to find a day when another apocalyptic piece of news about the state of our planet doesn't hit the headlines. The narrative of impending doom is gushing out from every corner of the web, every newspaper, every TV channel. And yet, I can'
I have been observing the events in Hong Kong quite silently for a while, expecting them to die down with time. But it seems that the tensions are going to last for a while longer, as the protesters appear to be emboldened by what they may think are their successes
Six tankers as well as Saudi oil facilities were damaged in a spate of attacks in May and June. While the US and its allies are claiming Iran was responsible, the world's only theocracy categorically denies all allegations - suggesting (what garners some support among certain commentators) that
If anybody thought Beijing's assurances that it does not seek dominance over others but simply wants to be a respected and valued member of the international community are genuine, then these hopes surely have just been dispelled. Foreign offensive Ever since the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of
The two gentlemen exchanging laughs in the lead photo to this article are, of course, Lee Kuan Yew himself and Robert Gates, then Defence Secretary of the United States. The photo was taken at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2007 - an inter-governmental security forum organized in Singapore since 2002. Yet,
China has lost its nerve. A series of statements issued by government officials - including Xi Jinping - and state media last week show that either the Chinese are desperate to reverse the course of the trade war with the US or their diplomacy is so terribly incompetent that they
Over 200 people dead (as of this moment), another few hundred injured in eight blasts targeting churches and hotels this Easter morning in Sri Lanka. This adds to the toll of thousands of deaths around the world perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists. Or, using the politically correct newspeak of US Representative,
Speaking candidly about work and business can get you in trouble - though it isn't really a major surprise in the world where so many people get offended about almost everything. This time it's Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder who found himself under fire for
