#Governments

Ruchir Sharma

ruchirsharma_1

"The Western human rights cottage industry['s] core doctrine is dictated by interference in the affairs of independent nations using whatever tools are deemed fit including think tanks, bureaucracy, local advocacy

Igor Lilic

ililic

I'm declaring a truce on #bitcoin . The global governance response to the COVID pandemic has been atrocious and exposed the fact that a large swath of the political class

Deva Bhau Stan Account

accountanthunbc

How Politics Triumphs over Good EconomicsYesterday, Modi govt banned Export onions. It's a very bad decision. This move is totally against Onion Farmers and India's Export Market. Firstly, it will

Blogger Me

BloggerMe3

Let's get one thing straight, right now, OK? #JohnMaynardKeynes was not a #socialist. He was a conservative economist called upon to develop govt policy during the Great WWI 1917 &

Dave Keating

DaveKeating

Tonight is the 4th Saturday night in #Brussels since bars and restaurants were closed down (and the 3rd since the stay-at-home order began).This week we may get a coordinated EU

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

"Impact litigation" is an invaluable activist tool. When lawmakers enact a rule that violates your constitution, you sue to have the law overturned. That means that you can reverse bad

ἤλεκτρον

isturitz_

1/Yesterday, I went to a traditional portuguese restaurant in Lisbon where locals were playing Fado. Fado is mostly about melancholic folk songs, unfulfilled love, jealousy, nostalgia for the death, sadness,

Frustrated Immigrant

FrustratedImmi2

A rant about a completely shit side of the immigration system that rarely sees the light of day: dodgy Immigration Advisers. Not to be confused with immigration lawyers*, these parasitic

Vincent McDermott

vincemcdermott

“It’s not even about the beds. The reality is we need trained staff in order to staff those beds.”Alberta, let me tell you what happens when your health care system

Dan Diekema

dan_diekema

Agree with @richdavisphd and @SBtotheDub here, though I've not waded into this weird non-dispute for several reasons. Major one being that hospital-based clinical microbiologists (like me) aren't obstacles to the

Max Bergmann

maxbergmann

The biggest geopolitical impact of corona c/d be in Europe. The fight over coronabonds is about the EU getting its act together. Word of a compromise was met w/ cheers.

BWC Implementation Support Unit

BWCISU

#OnThisDay in 1972 the #BiologicalWeaponsConvention was opened for signature at ceremonies in London, Moscow and Washington DC #OTD #1972BWC The Convention had been negotiated in Geneva, Switzerland, within the Eighteen

Manuel L. Quezon III

mlq3

Sunday thoughts: some years back, when the previous president dared say that Filipinos working abroad were economic refugees and it was incumbent on government to work harder so Filipinos (not

Danny

BrianKiddsMate2

Conspiracy thread time:(An actual good conspiracy too for a change)THE GULF OF ADEN STARGATE So, I'm sure everyone's seen Yemen in the news. The horrific wars and conflicts. But do

Prabhat Kumar

KrPrabh

"lay wide streets, growing shady trees. Ensure space for lawns & gardens. Reserve large areas for football, hockey & parks. Earmark areas for Hindu temples, Mohammedan mosques & Christian churches."

Live Law

LiveLawIndia

SG: I have something more to say as an officer of the court. Have a complaint. There are some media reports and some people - two complaints I want to