TikTok and geopolitics
A bill to ban the Chinese social network in the United States opens a new chapter in the debate between freedom and security
A bill to ban the Chinese social network in the United States opens a new chapter in the debate between freedom and security
Attributing a goal in life to living beings and to other people is surely a useful way to navigate the world, but that does not mean that it is the right thing to do
European leaders are taking steps to bolster military support for Ukraine. But more efforts must be carried out urgently. Without them, the result will not be peace, but a debacle
The skills and knowledge necessary to be able to utilize technology to solve problems, come up with solutions and create new services must be taught. We can’t assume that people will learn these skills as mere users
Denying the pleasure that we get from eating and that food should be tasty and gratifying is a way of continuing to divide us between those who eat well and those who eat poorly, the thin and the weak
The patience of the White House seems infinite: since Netanyahu does not have a plan, let’s create one ourselves
Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in a person’s right to decide if they want to be a symbol of the horrors of war or to grieve in private
It would be nice if the story of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan on two occasions were not told as a result of the inevitable
The ‘Poor Things’ character played by Emma Stone challenges the hoary dumb-blonde stereotype through a fresh take on sex addiction
Primaries with hardly any competition at all lead the United States to a rematch of the election of four years ago between two unpopular candidates
Candidates from all over the world — Trump in the U.S., Bolsonaro in Brazil, Maduro in Venezuela — seek to reach or stay in power for one main reason: it is the only way to avoid ending up in jail
The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court declaring Trump eligible for the presidency may result in the millionaire being exonerated from answering the criminal charges against him
Rarely has support among the world’s progressive forces — such as Spain and Brazil — been as necessary as it is today
Darci Alves Pereira is an insurrectionist and murderer of the environmentalist Chico Mendes in 1988, but he has taken over local politics in the Amazonian town of Medicilandia
It already seems clear that the wife of the former Brazilian president will begin her entry into active politics as soon as possible. She will likely start with the municipal elections scheduled for October
Speculation runs rampant after she was hospitalized for surgery last December and disappeared from public view
Recent history provides numerous examples of dictatorships that have committed similar or greater atrocities, but there are not so many precedents among democracies
Both candidates are terrible, but the former president is the most terrible thing that can happen to a country
The invasion, under Putin’s orders, and the massacre, under Netanyahu’s, are the two events most likely to influence our lives despite our focus on internal affairs
The opportunities offered by AI are evident but before we act we must think and debate, both about those aspects that we do not understand well, as well as those matters that we don’t yet know we don’t know
Cryptocurrencies remain unsuitable for most retailers and are not useful as a means of payment. Their popularity also indicates that something is missing in financial education
The president and his team have demonstrated an ability to make sensible decisions. Trump has proven the opposite. From that perspective, Biden is not only the lesser evil, but also the best option
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and other populist rulers of this century sell an image of infallibility and invulnerability that is typically found in comic books
The most powerful way to support a cleaner, reality-based information ecosystem is not by adding yet more clutter and vitriol to it, but by learning how to slowly and deliberately engage online
Two nations claiming the same land is the perfect formula for a war with no end in sight. This will be the case as long as myths and not the law govern the lives of people and the relationship between them
Taking Ukraine’s side means truly believing that the human species has a future. Not only as a species, but as a species characterized by humanity
The president of El Salvador was re-elected with, it seems, 85% of the votes. The “massive support/thirst for revenge” formula may drag Latin America into its darkest hour