Dead Sea Drying
The Dead Sea is disappearing. This article investigates what’s happening.
Federalist 10
James Madison, 4th President of the United States, wrote this essay on how to mitigate the “mischiefs of faction” in government in 1787. He noted the need to find balance – “In the first place, it is to be remarked that, however small the republic may be, the representatives must be raised to a certain number, in order to guard against the cabals of a few; and that, however large it may be, they must be limited to a certain number, in order to guard against the confusion of a multitude.” http://www.bit.ly/yale-madison
Being Gay in Putin’s Russia
A 2014 piece examining repression and persecution taking place in Russia.
Ian Goldin Interview – Immigration
The Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford is interviewed on immigration.
The Cold War Plan to Keep Soviet Hands Off Middle Eastern Oil
Papers accidentally declassified by the Truman Presidential Library revealed a plot of ‘denial’, stopping the Soviet Union from accessing resources, whatever the cost.