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Maybe you have heard about the Big Mac index or you have not. Either way you would be forgiven because it was one of those things that don’t get into mainstream conversations about the political economy of nations. In fact…
Continue readingThe Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “dotard” as “a person in his or her dotage,” which is “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.” The Oxford’s dictionary definition is: “an old person,…
Continue readingIf anybody had asked you how 2020 would turn out, none of us would have predicted the drama that it turned out to be! Locusts, an overflowing Lake Victoria, Covid-19 and its attendant deaths, a violent presidential campaign and then…
Continue readingIn his bestselling book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Harari explains why human beings are different from other animals. His explanation is surprisingly so obvious. He argues that prehistoric humans were insignificant animals with no more impact on…
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