The recent heat wave is a wake-up call that might have come too late — Even those with regular drastic mood swings will acknowledge how unusual the following scene is. As I’m writing these words, the unprecedented heatwave that only hours ago led Britain to an all-time record-breaking 40.2C (104.3F) has been replaced by pouring rain. Rain! Classical-European-biblical-feet-drenching rain. As the weather is now more…

If politics is no longer a linear line, the far-right is not very far — I interviewed Marine Le Pen twice. The first time was in 2015, shortly after the horrific terror attacks on the “Charlie Hebdo” newspaper, and the Jewish supermarket “HyperCacher”. Back then she was a European Parliament member and we met at her very small office in Strasbourg. Her schedule was very…

Besides Denzel, Denzel was great — I’m a child of the ’90s, meaning I’m a “Fresh Prince” child. I admire Will Smith. I even liked some of his — how should I put it — less than critically acclaimed movies; OK, OK, I admit. I liked Hancock. Guilty as charged. …

The road to Ukraine passes through the Democratic party — Joe Biden is a weak president. According to most polls, at this point in his candidacy, the only past president in the last century to have a lower approval rating is President Trump. In some polls, Biden’s ratings are even lower than those of Trump. 62% of adults say President…

The virus changed, facts didn’t — On October 4, 2020, three experts in the field of medicine signed a declaration calling for a complete change in the way of battling the Covid-19 pandemic. The Great Barrington Declaration, which was written at the American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, MA, called for a ‘focused protection’. …

Optimistic data allows experts to cautiously dream of the pandemic’s end — At this moment, the Omicron variant is driving cases in the U.S, U.K, and Denmark to new record highs, and is starting to rampage across Europe. …

The former president still doesn’t understand how democracy works — It was a bromance more magical than that of JD & Turk. There was that time Netanyahu joked about both leaders being under investigation. Or that time Trump excitedly tweeted that he saw a Trump flag at Netahnuahu’s election rally. There was the time Netanyahu founded a new settlement called…

He tried sounding like a ‘down to earth’ parent but completely failed — I love George Clooney. I really do. I think he’s a great actor. I enjoyed his work as a director. He won an Oscar as a producer so he must be good at that too. I love that he doesn’t seem to be taking himself too seriously. He always looks…

The problem was known for years, people died, so why is change only happening now? — In April 2020, Nurse Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong suffered intense back pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue. She was pregnant at the time, regularly checked by her doctor but said that these symptoms were unusual. The 28-year-old, originally from Ghana, asked to be admitted to the hospital she worked for in…