Category Archives: Breaking the mould

Perfect Storm

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Michaela

By Mark Levine Perhaps the title isn’t fair. The storm that awaits Barack Obama at the UN is not entirely of his own creation. He did not create half a century of US foreign policy based on support for authoritarianism … Continue reading →

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The dogmatist

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Michaela

From ” Der Spiegel” One thing is already clear: The two men will be all smiles when they meet. If all goes according to plan, German President Christian Wulff will greet the pope at 11:15 a.m. this Thursday in front … Continue reading →

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Abandon realism

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Michaela

By David Deutsch It was recently discovered that the universe’s expansion is accelerating, not slowing, as was previously thought. Light from distant exploding stars revealed that an unknown force (dubbed “dark energy”) more than outweighs gravity on cosmological scales. Unexpected by … Continue reading →

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Unglued

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Michaela

By STEVEN LEE MYERS By Stephen Lee Myers While the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring created new opportunities for American diplomacy, the tumult has also presented the United States with challenges — and worst-case scenarios — that would have once … Continue reading →

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Crumbling

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Michaela

By Tomas L Friedman I’ve never been more worried about Israel’s future. The crumbling of key pillars of Israel’s security — the peace with Egypt, the stability of Syria and the friendship of Turkey and Jordan — coupled with the … Continue reading →

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The empathic civilisation

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Michaela

Jeremy Rifkin on TED

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Fear

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Michaela

Recently I read a study estimating the prevalence of mental disorders in the European population about 38%. Anxiety and panic disorders took the larges share with about 14% , followed by depression. This is about 60 Mio people in fear … Continue reading →

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Selling crazy

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L Friedman Every time I listen to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota talk about how climate change is some fraud perpetrated by scientists trying to gin up money for research, I’m always … Continue reading →

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A modern monastery

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Michaela

A small example of what I said before. Monasteries today are modern institutions, often very active in terms of keeping faith and tradition alive – for everyone.

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Bank run

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Michaela

By Paul Krugman On Thursday Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank or E.C.B. — Europe’s equivalent to Ben Bernanke — lost his sang-froid. In response to a question about whether the E.C.B. is becoming a “bad bank” … Continue reading →

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