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Are Electric Vehicles the Future of Driving?

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DETROIT: This isn’t the first-time electric vehicles have been popular. In 1914 Clara Ford, Henry Ford’s wife, opted to drive a Model 47 Brougham from

Ohio and the Competition for High Tech Investment

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COLUMBUS, OH: On 9 September President Joe Biden and a host of dignitaries broke ground on a $20 billion semiconductor plant that will employ 3

The migration challenge: Europe, America, South Africa

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Elon Musk overlooks the continent of his birth when he warns of a pending population bust.  Africa’s population is exploding and will double to over

The Whipsawed American Economy: A Perfect Storm Coming?

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This is a tricky time for the US economy. The global pandemic unleashed in 2020 when a deadly virus escaped from central China caused unprecedented

Is America Declining or Holding its Own?

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Have we lost our minds? What is wrong with America? We are increasingly lawless—18-year-olds buy assault weapons, waltz into schools, and unleash terror. In big

In Central Europe: Fear amid unwavering support for Ukraine

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During a just completed three-week assignment in Prague, I found both overwhelming support for Ukrainian resistance, and fear that the war could escalate. Blue-and-yellow Ukrainian

Orban and Hungary’s baffling stance on Ukraine, Russia and China

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BUDAPEST: Hungary is a maze of contradictions. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February the populist Orban government agreed to the first round of EU/US sanctions

Inspired by Endurance

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The discovery in early March of the polar exploration ship HMS Endurance 106 years after it sank in icy waters near Antarctica brings to life

Ukraine – the imperative of stopping the war

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The greatest danger, says author and Cold War scholar Mary Sarotte, is avoiding inadvertent escalation that could lead to nuclear catastrophe. The challenge is finding

Austin, Texas – America’s boom town

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AUSTIN, TX: Investment is pouring into Austin, the state capital and city of two million in the middle of the state.  Texas is attractive to