Let Them Speak French! Why I Believe In The "Molière Clause"
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -OpEd- PARIS — A lot is being said and written about the "Molière clause," first introduced by Vincent You, an elected representative in the western French city of...
View ArticleNo Sex Please, We’re Brazilian: On PlayStation And Demographics
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -OpEd- SAO PAULO — Moving house is a bit like Russian roulette. I know, I've just moved into a new flat myself. The first night, there was quite a festa next door....
View ArticleA Heartbroken Gaza Father Has One Simple Request For Israel
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE JERUSALEM — He has the powerful, tireless voice of a man who would not stop knocking on a door until someone eventually opens up. And yet, for the past eight years, Dr....
View ArticleA Weekend Trio Of World Leaders Zips On By
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH In the overwhelming immediacy of modern society, weekends provide us with the opportunity to slow down, take a deep breath, disconnect. Especially a sunny, early spring...
View ArticleA Few Jobs AI Can Never Render Obsolete
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN -Analysis- BUENOS AIRES — The digital revolution is destroying more jobs than it will create. For many existing jobs, the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and...
View ArticleCompletely Cuckoo
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The Hornberger Uhrenspiele, in Germany's scenic Black Forest, holds the record for biggest cuckoo clock in the world. My wife and I got to see it just a month after its...
View ArticleWorld Economy 2017 Forecast: Lost In The (Bretton) Woods
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -Analysis- PARIS — Last year was full of surprises across the world: a spike of protectionist fever in the United States at the instigation of Donald Trump, an...
View ArticleUber, Didi And The Ride-Hailing World War
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH SAO PAULO — The hatchet has been dug up. No surprise there. The truce brought about in the ride-hailing war by Didi Chuxing's acquisition of Uber's Chinese operation in...
View ArticleIt May Be Time For Brazil To Follow Trump’s Protectionist Lead
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -OpEd- SAO PAULO — Donald Trump is horrifying. Still, there's a part of his package that could be quite useful to have in Brazil. I'm referring to the...
View ArticleObama’s Shadow, White House Photographer Pete Souza Looks Back
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS Pete Souza has worked for the Chicago Tribune, Life and National Geographic. He's covered the war in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks and the beginning of Barack Obama's...
View ArticleSorry Davos, Xi Jinping Is Not Your Free Trade Savior
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG -OpEd- Is this China’s big moment? The World Economic Forum in Davos is welcoming Chinese president Xi Jinping as a special guest. It’s the first time a Chinese...
View ArticleBonjour And Bye-Bye, A Video Postcard Of Obama's Foreign Travels
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The end of the road has come for Barack Obama's eight years as President of the United States. From China to Kenya and Argentina to Laos, Obama has traveled thousands of...
View ArticleA New World Disorder
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Put any two Americans abroad (of a particular political bent — or not?) in the same room, and they’ll try at first to avoid the elephant in said room. It won’t...
View ArticleThe World Braces For Hurricane Trump
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Believe it or not, citizens of planet Earth, Donald Trump is about to take the helm of the world’s most powerful nation. So what happens now? Pundits and press...
View ArticleCircumnavigating In The Age Of Trump
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH —Analysis— Back in the 16th century, it took Ferdinand Magellan’s crew more than two years to sail around the world. Yesterday, a new record was set in the prestigious...
View ArticleDonald Trump, Narcissist-In-Chief
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS -OpEd- GENEVA — When it comes to choosing a future leader, a candidate's personality tends to be as important as his or her proposed policies. In the case of Donald J....
View ArticleDonald Trump Era Opens With Darkness
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST -Editorial- WASHINGTON — For anyone who hoped that President Donald Trump would use his inaugural address to lower America's political temperature, or expected...
View ArticleTrump Presidency Begins, 27 Front Pages From Around The World
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — After Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States, newspapers around the world took notice Saturday of the sharp...
View ArticleNew Monday, New World: Russia Is In Charge
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Well that was quite a first weekend. After Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, an estimated two million people took to the streets worldwide to protest against the...
View ArticleTrumpSpeak To Berlusconisms, New Frontiers Of Political Rhetoric
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — When Donald Trump talks ... well, that's some kind of talking. During his successful run for the presidency, the world got to hear the billionaire real estate...
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