The deadly outbreak linked to McDonald’s burgers contrasts with the benefits of a plant-based diet, which promotes better health.
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Escalating Violence Between Iran and Israel Threatens Middle East Stability; A Lasting Solution Must Be Political
Tensions between Iran and Israel underscore the urgent need for political solutions to achieve lasting peace and stability in the Middle East.
Continue readingOn Earth Day and Amid Record Temperatures, Few Care About Our Precious and Fragile Home
Our planet is in peril like never before, and livestock farming is fueling climate change. Eating habits need to swich to plant based foods.
Continue readingIs Michelle Obama America’s Great Hope in 2024?
The frontrunners for the 2024 US presidential election are two elderly men, one of whom may be jailed. Isn’t there anyone else?
Continue readingCharles’ Coronation May Not Be the Royals’ Crowning Glory
Public support for the British royal family is at an all-time low as King Charles prepares to be crowned, at a cost of £250 million to the taxpayer.
Continue readingThe Age of AI
The soaring popularity of ChatGPT raises questions and fears about how we live and work in a new time of artificial intelligence power.
Continue readingWhat Is a Woman?
Voices of reason are drowned out by the ultra-woke transgender lobby, which seeks to cancel anyone not toeing their toxic line.
Continue readingThe Misogynistic Taliban’s War on Women
Any hope the Taliban had of being accepted by the international community has been crushed with their erasing of women from public life.
Continue readingWhat’s Eating Elon?
The billionaire innovator and new Twitter owner professes to love free speech, but several journalists have felt his wrath and been silenced.
Continue readingChatGPT: The Next Great Leap Forward or Just a Fad?
A new and sophisticated algorithm is challenging the way we write, and may even spell the end of mighty Google — I give it a test drive.
Continue readingChina’s ‘Big Silence’ Breaks Right Open
The biggest threat to the Chinese leadership since Tiananmen Square arises from a losing battle with covid, as the rest of the world moves on.
Continue readingThe Vegan Myth
Let’s not let the unsavoury facts get in the way of a meaty dish, as the world cries out for compassion and some tender, loving care.
Continue readingHighway to Hell? Record 8 Billion People on Overburdened Earth
Self-important delegates are jetting into Egypt to talk about climate change, but the only thing they’re adding to the debate is more CO2.
Continue readingWhy We Should Welcome Elon Musk’s New Robo-Slave
Musk’s new AI home-helper promises to transform our lives, freeing up our time to enjoy, explore and relax even more.
Continue readingFor Russians, a Seismic War Wake-Up Call
Madman Putin’s calling up of military reservists to help with his floundering Ukraine war suddenly brought the conflict home to Russians.
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