I recommend to read the following article to get a grasp of the irrational behavior of French government. A similar foolishness can be seen in Germany, regarding many fields of policy. In general I can

This development has nothing to do with Nixon's decision of 1971 to end the convertibility of US Dollars to gold, of course...

You have a (big) glass of red wine and a (big) glass of white wine. You take a cup of red wine and pour it into the glass of white wine. After thoroughly mixing, you then take a cup (same size as before)

After last week's question related to the Bayes' theorem, here is a new riddle: A jar contains ten marbles, five of which are red and five of which are blue. If Kori reaches in the jar and simultaneously

Imagine there is a disease that afflicts just 1 in every 100 people in the population. A new test has been developed to detect the disease that is 99% accurate. That is, for people with the disease, the

The following photos are from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge, UK). I see here a form of critique of the EU and was quite surprised to find this statement in a museum. I think (and

EU ≠ Europe, of course...

"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth [by economic reality]." Mike Tyson (Philosopher)

Hi there, I'd like to ask you for advice, to use swarm intelligence. I am 32 years old and have been working as an actuary for a Swiss health insurer for 3 years. I studied Geography and Statistics, just

I hope ETC starts skyrocketing. What do you think? Will ETC disappear?

Hi there, this is part II of our vacances from last year leading us (from New York) to Bermuda and the Bahamas. A photo from our cabin balcony from our cruise ship: ![IMG_11780e387.jpg]( This is a shipwreck

Hi there, last year in October, my wife and me, we went for a 4 week trip - 1 week in New York, 2 weeks for a cruise in the Carribean and 1 week in the Dominican Republic. Here are my favorite photos taken

Great piece of Ryan Miller:

Many (rather socialist or social democratic) people who consider themselves as liberal blame capitalists for paying low wages in some sectors. They never take into account monetary policies determined

I would be glad if you have book or online recommendations for me. Thanks for your comments and kind regards Roy

Higher taxes only lead to more money for corrupt politicians (sorry for the pleonasm), less business investment, less technological development, thus higher prices and less welfare for poor people.

Great read:

Neocities and Neodistricts - A Framework for Building Cities of The Future

Why Luxury TVs Are Affordable when Basic Health Care Is Not

After the political project to unite Greece with other European countries via "political integration" has failed , I suggest that Greece is looking for a political union with Georgia, Greenland,