There is a cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom. Soaring inflation is causing real incomes to fall; companies are using inflation as a pretext to price-gouge and reap handsome profits, which in turn contribute to further inflation. It is a vicious cycle. The opposition Labour Party rightly blames …
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Madrid Isabel Díaz Ayuso became something of a culinary sensation earlier this year. At least one restaurant named a pizza after the Spanish politician and leader of the Madrid regional government. Ms. Díaz Ayuso’s face also appeared on the label of an artisanal beer. Then there are Ayuso-style papas, which …
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As if the universe was trying to warn us, May 19 is also Malcolm X’s birthday and I dread to think how fast he was spinning in his grave with all the talk of the wedding symbolising racial progress. Malcolm famously declared the 1963 March on Washington, despite its best …
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Since then, the story has been all over the news, drawing a surprising level of international attention. It was surprising because, let’s face it, it doesn’t really affect most people outside of Germany. Why is it that an event like this has the power to capture our imagination? Millions who …
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