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Lettuce for Singles

Photo: NastyaSensei on PexelsJuan VilloroChildhood exists so that adult life becomes mysterious. It is not the same to meet a criminal lawyer today as to have met him when...

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The Cost of Having the Wrong Partners

Photo: Cyano66 on iStockLuis RubioNo one can confuse the government of China with that of Mexico. Independently of the immense historical and cultural differences, the two nations seek to...

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Wasteminster: A Downing Street Disaster

https://youtu.be/Hr6RqGg6ExEGreenpeace1.8 million kilograms of the UK's plastic waste is exported to other countries every single day. What would it look like if that exact amount was dumped on Downing...

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The New Nomads

Simon and Schuster.co.ukFelix MarquardtWe have lost the plot when it comes to migration. In our collective consciousness, the term 'migration' conjures up images of hordes of refugees fleeing 'their'...

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The Decisions of the Wind

Image: Screenshot from https://static.kuula.io/share/79QMS?Juan VilloroEach event derives from circumstances that are not always logical. On August 9, 1945, the Bockscar bomber took off from its base in the Mariana...

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“Greening” everything will be very costly.

Photo: Marco Bianchetti on UnsplashJosé Manuel Suárez Mier*The absurd proposals to entrust central banks with fighting global warming by "greening" the financial system, which I have dealt with in...

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The Green Swan*, Hollow Glibness

Image: Alberto Masnovo on iStockJosé Manuel Suárez Mier**The Network of Banks and Banking Supervisors to “Green” the Financial System (NGFS), together with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the...

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