By Richard Tren, TES Contributor Oxfordshire, England. There was a time when Britain’s royalty stuck to their regal knitting, shaking hands, waving at crowds, and being somewhat important, but decidedly decorative, public figures. Increasingly the royals seem keen on inserting themselves into public policy. This must stop, as if adopted, […]
“Mafia and the market” By Sergio Beraldo, courtesy of IREF Many people share the opinion that Mafia is a typical Italian phenomenon, something about which only Italians should worry. This opinion is wrong. Data recently released by Europol show that thousands of criminal organizations active in Europe can be labelled as of mafia-type, with […]
In Devex, Michael Reid makes an optimistic argument that new technology will finally help end the global epidemic of tuberculosis—an airborne infection that kills the most people of any germ. 3.6 million people go without TB treatment each year, mostly due to barriers preventing people from accessing health services. Technology can turn that […]
