Osman Şenkul In Turkey, on 7 January 1969, virtually all newspapers carried the headline “US Ambassador’s car set alight”, and the details of the reports stated: “The official car of…
By Sebastian Mallaby Artificial intelligence’s promise is real. But some of the most prominent A.I. companies might not make it. In 2022, the Biden administration tried to arrest China’s development…
Chris Skinner Almost every innovation is met by people who believe it will destroy our ability to earn a living. The Luddites feared mechanisation. Clerks feared computers. Bank managers feared…
Can Baydarol The young US President, John F. Kennedy, had said during his election campaign, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself!”, and lost his life on 22 November…
The world’s hottest year on record may also mark the beginning of the end for carbon-intensive, conventional farming. Several factors have converged to bring regenerative practices into the mainstream, while…
Levent Gürses The signing of an agreement between the US and Iran to end the war, the lifting of the US military’s naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and…
Osman Şenkul Money entered human life, dragging the ‘state’ in its wake, but it was soon realised that, as a medium of exchange, it too had to have a price.…
Ben S. Bernanke The most important policy interventions during the Great Depression can be divided into two categories. First, many government programs, such as the Works Projects Administration and the…
Bernie Sanders (Independent senior senator from US/Vermont) Artificial intelligence will almost certainly be the most transformational technology in the history of the world. It will profoundly affect the life of…
Can Baydarol Unless US Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack is declared persona non grata as soon as possible, he will continue to occupy our minds. The announcement that his posts…
The NATO budget will be another blow to the millions already struggling with inflation and unemployment
Osman Şenkul In Turkey, on 7 January 1969, virtually all newspapers carried the headline “US Ambassador’s car set alight”, and the details of the reports stated: “The official car of…
“I went to China to see its progress on A.I. We can’t beat it”
By Sebastian Mallaby Artificial intelligence’s promise is real. But some of the most prominent A.I. companies might not make it. In 2022, the Biden administration tried to arrest China’s development…
Why are people scared of AI?
Chris Skinner Almost every innovation is met by people who believe it will destroy our ability to earn a living. The Luddites feared mechanisation. Clerks feared computers. Bank managers feared…
Our fears
Can Baydarol The young US President, John F. Kennedy, had said during his election campaign, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself!”, and lost his life on 22 November…
Regenerative agriculture goes mainstream on hottest year
The world’s hottest year on record may also mark the beginning of the end for carbon-intensive, conventional farming. Several factors have converged to bring regenerative practices into the mainstream, while…
The war is coming to an end; oil prices are falling, the current account deficit and budget deficit are on the rise…
Levent Gürses The signing of an agreement between the US and Iran to end the war, the lifting of the US military’s naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and…
As in ancient times, interest is the cause of poverty, unemployment, inflation and all of the problems
Osman Şenkul Money entered human life, dragging the ‘state’ in its wake, but it was soon realised that, as a medium of exchange, it too had to have a price.…
Credit, debt-deflation, and the Great Depression: Revisited – 2
Ben S. Bernanke The most important policy interventions during the Great Depression can be divided into two categories. First, many government programs, such as the Works Projects Administration and the…
“AI is a public resource, you should own half of it”
Bernie Sanders (Independent senior senator from US/Vermont) Artificial intelligence will almost certainly be the most transformational technology in the history of the world. It will profoundly affect the life of…
Should we swap? Or shouldn’t we swap?
Can Baydarol Unless US Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack is declared persona non grata as soon as possible, he will continue to occupy our minds. The announcement that his posts…