His claim is that he’s not fleeing justice as a fugitive but rather escaping a racist and rigged system. It’s hard to know which of those narratives is true. James Bond (or James Bond villain?)
Not So Fast On That New Capital City, Burundi
Burundi’s capital is being moved for the good of the people! Actually no: the dictatorship is moving and building a new administrative city as a mega-theft.
where to now for ISIS and the forever war on terror?
Baghdadi’s end in a hideout in a corner of the broken state he helped break prompts questions of where to now for ISIS and the forever war on terror.
This Stupid Moral Panic About Vaping
Nicotine is an addictive but harmless drug which gives people pleasure and legitimate vaping is a relatively safe way to experience that pleasure. These are facts that taunt the fanatics.
Extinction Rebellion Wants a Mass Psychedelic Protest. Bad Idea.
This wildly self-indulgent psychedelic protest is the new nadir from Extinction Rebellion. The climate crisis is real – stunts like this can only damage the acceptance of psychedelic medicine as well as the climate crisis.
The English Psycho and Brexit: A Psychological Profile
It is a psychological fact that in chaotic times people frequently allow narcissists and psychopaths to rise to the top of organizations, often faster than they do normally. Clinically, Trump and Boris Johnson tick nearly all the boxes.
Behind Populist Authoritarianism: Brazil and Other Recent Hellscapes
Brazil is a country whose citizenry rarely enjoy good governance. They were doing well in recent years despite the fact their politicians seemed to be regularly impeached, locked up or otherwise disgraced.
World’s First Psychedelics Research Center For Mental Health
A welcome breakthrough in the field of mental health has been this month’s opening of the world’s first Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London.
Innocent Children Won’t Save Our Planet: London 2019.
It’s environmental destruction verses sane management. In fact, currently there are no political parties in any democracy which deny climate change apart from our Republicans.
Is Algeria Turning Green or Staying Red?
Algeria has long been a gangster state so now these angry youngsters have taken to the streets in large numbers. Most of the population is very poor, half are under 30 and 29% are unemployed.