Editorial

Democracy propels prosperity When democracy goes out by the window, demons enter through the door and become busy with their orgies. That is what is...

Ira Stoll :The big news in my hometown of Worcester, Mass. this month has been the appearance, near a major highway, of a billboard criticizing...

Ohood Al Roumi :I’m delighted to join in the celebration of this year’s International Day of Happiness. But, to be honest, my focus is on...

Alexander Friedman :Twenty-four years ago, in the midst of an ugly US presidential campaign, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager neatly summed up his candidate’s message: “It’s...

THE fertility rate of 2.3 children per woman that was reported in 2011 is still hanging up without further decline through 2014 showing no progress...

DESPITE a huge gap in salt prices between the farmers’ and the consumers’ levels, middlemen and mill owners reap those profits of locally manufactured salt...

As per news report the first case of Zika virus was detected in Bangladesh two years back. News reports in media quoting the government officials...

Speedy power generation The present government has become obsessed to set up power stations one after another, not caring how disastrous it will be for...

Carmen Muñoz :All eyes are on Cuba as U.S. President Barack Obama and at least 20 members of Congress descend on Havana today. While members...

George Friedman :Over the past several years, Hungary and Poland have been heavily criticized within the European Union. Both have been scolded, but neither have...

Jan Willem Goudriaan :On World Water Day, it will be two years since the EPSU-led Right2Water campaign became the first ever successful European Citizens Initiative...

THE twin explosions at Brussels main airport and another at a metro station on Tuesday left about 34 dead and 250 wounded. Belgium is observing...