My Word: Dangerous global gambling games - opinion
Prediction markets claim to reveal the future, but when wars, elections, and disasters are used for gambling, the consequences can be dangerous.
Prediction markets claim to reveal the future, but when wars, elections, and disasters are used for gambling, the consequences can be dangerous.
When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.
The intersection of media influence and military strategy is reshaping the conversation around Iran’s nuclear trajectory.
Donald Trump will have to choose which side of history he is on as a collision between principle and power is coming.
The Middle East rewards power, clarity, and patience, and the US must learn to play by those rules. If they act desperate for deals and photo opportunities, then that is all they will get.
Antisemitism is not ordinary bigotry, and treating it like every other form of prejudice misunderstands its psychology and makes the problem worse.
Most American Jews remain deeply connected to Israel, even as many resist the label “Zionist,” reflecting concerns about policies rather than rejecting the Jewish state itself.
Milk rationing did not happen by accident. Protest tactics, rigid regulation, and stalled reform collided, leaving families paying the price for political and policy failure.
Platforms that promised connection have become factories of radicalization.
Soccer serves as a tool of soft power, and through partnerships with African soccer federations, Rabat has deepened its influence.
Iran’s Internet blackout denied protesters access to information and helped the regime outmaneuver the US in the information war.