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By the time this blog is posted, COP30 will be “history.” It officially ends on Friday, November 21st, and this blog will be posted on Wednesday, November 26th. I will use this blog and the one that follows to summarize … Continue reading →

Last week’s blog finished with the following two sentences: “Following the nature of the question – ‘reverse declining fertility,’ the responses focus on mitigating declining fertility. The next blog will focus on adaptation to declining fertility, using the same methodology.” … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Predicted population plunge, 2025-2050 (Source: UN, World Population Prospects 2024, via IMF) I asked AI (through Copilot) what different countries are doing to reverse declining fertility. In this case, the relevant countries include China, Japan, South Korea, … Continue reading →

(Source) I will start with the big picture: “The US government has declared war on the very idea of climate change” focused on the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency): Americans are used to whiplash in their climate policy. The US has … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Diving in the Great Barrier Reef more than a generation ago (I was 60, my wife 50+) The last two blogs have focused on non-academic mechanisms to immortalize and expand the concept of “never again” by supporting … Continue reading →

A young visitor at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima Last week’s blog focused on one non-academic mechanism to immortalize and expand the concept of “never again,” through support for young people to connect to both the Holocaust Institute and … Continue reading →

Talking to German students in Wolmirstedt (of which Farsleben is now part) about the Holocaust The top photograph shows students in Wolmirstedt, Germany, listening to my talk summarizing my Holocaust experiences, which peaked with my liberation by a unit of … Continue reading →

Last week’s blog summarized the many changes that the new Trump administration is pursuing, with a sharp focus on decreasing both taxes and the federal workforce. One aspect that seems trivial to many is the attention being given to changing … Continue reading →

(Source: MSN: Cartoons: The Latest Editorial Cartoons From John Cole) Before starting this blog, I thought that I needed to invent a new English word – “defederation,” to mean the destruction of a federal structure. A short search showed that it … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Global nuclear weapons (Source: MSN) The timing of the acquisitions: US (1945); Soviet Union (1949); UK (1952); France (1960); China (1964); India (1974); Pakistan (1998); North Korea (2006); Israel (estimated 1960s). One interesting insight into the Federation … Continue reading →