Europe’s Rule-of-Law Crisis by Guy Verhofstadt|Project Syndicate
Hungarians and Poles must be reminded that Russian President Vladimir Putin is actively attempting to divide and weaken the EU and NATO. If Europe is to face down aggression from…
The Elusive Science of Addiction by Markus Heilig |Project Syndicate
Many addicts report that taking drugs provides a feeling like being hugged, a feeling they are unlikely to find elsewhere. It is time that we acknowledge that, for many patients,…
Gone In Six Characters: Short URLs Considered Harmful for Cloud Services
TL;DR: short URLs produced by bit.ly, goo.gl, and similar services are so short that they can be scanned by brute force. Our scan discovered a large number of Microsoft OneDrive…
The Islamic State of Molenbeek|NYT
Roger Cohen in the NYT: A district of Brussels had in effect seceded from Belgium. Europe must fight an ideological battle against Wahhabi Islam. …There is a vacuum. Vacuums are…
Why Do Older People Love Facebook? Let’s Ask My Dad
Tallies with my experience – except for the paternalistic approach, assuming that everybody above 60 is a complete technological idiot. Forgetting conveniently that it’s the boomers who invented modern computing…
The Islamic State of Molenbeek|The New York Times
A district of Brussels had in effect seceded from Belgium. Europe must fight an ideological battle against Wahhabi Islam. Source: The Islamic State of Molenbeek – The New York Times
Follow the sun | The Economist
Solar power is reshaping energy production in the developing world Source: Follow the sun | The Economist
Europe faces €253bn nuclear waste bill | Environment | The Guardian
Renewable energies have great promise and they start delivering, with prices falling down and efficiency increasing. A recent report commissioned by the French government (and hastily shelved before publication) states…
What’s a European Liberal to Do?|NYT
Among progressives in France, confusion reigns over how to balance secularism, tolerance and fear of fundamentalists. Source: What’s a European Liberal to Do?
Europe declared peace while the world was still at war|Reuters
The crux of Europe’s quandary in fighting global terrorism mirrors its problems with a common currency: a reluctance to sacrifice even more sovereignty on the altar of EU unity. Source:…