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May 16, 2021 Commentary

Introduce Beefy Meat Tax to Prevent Another Pandemic

By William J. Furney The pandemic we’re still embroiled in, more than a year on, is this century’s “Chernobyl moment”, says a report into the global health catastrophe published this

April 25, 2021 Commentary

Earth Needs Our Attention for a Year or Decade, Not an Hour or Day

By William J. Furney We had an hour, in March and then, this week, a day. To save an imperiled planet that so far is our only home in the

April 18, 2021 Commentary

For Gun-Weary Americans, Time for Constitutional Change

By William J. Furney The supposedly most powerful nation on the planet cannot stop its people from being killed en masse by rifles, pistols, assault rifles, submachine guns and a

April 11, 2021 Commentary / Technology

Melding Man and Machine: Why Typing with Your Brain Could Be the Next Big Thing

By William J. Furney Using fingers and thumbs to bash out messages on our phones may soon seem archaic and even, one day, primitive, if spaceman Elon Musk gets his

April 4, 2021 Commentary

Preparing for the Next Pandemic but Not Prepared to Ditch Meat

By William J. Furney Almost everyone agrees it’s a case of when, not if, another catastrophic pandemic will erupt, killing millions more and bringing the world to a shuddering halt

March 28, 2021 Commentary

World Must Hold Myanmar Junta Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity

By William J. Furney Where is Aung San Suu Kyi, and does anyone care? The thousands taking to the streets of Myanmar, risking their lives and losing them — including

March 21, 2021 Commentary / Interview / Life

The Attention Epidemic

By William J. Furney The people at my gym can’t go without mental stimulation and rewards for a second, and their sweaty workouts — there’s no aircon, only a window

March 13, 2021 Commentary

How to Lose a Country in 365 Days

By William J. Furney In a year in which more than 2.6 million people have lost their lives to a newly discovered virus, two of the most famous, privileged and

February 21, 2021 Commentary

The Pain in Spain

By William J. Furney It seems hard to imagine that just a few short decades ago, European holiday favourite Spain was a full-on dictatorship, ruled by Francisco Franco, and the

February 13, 2021 Commentary / International Affairs

In China, No News Is Great News

By William J. Furney The omnipotent might and financial clout of the Communist Party in China means the country’s leaders can do as they please, and if the wider world