Nelson Mandela
Calibrated social impact of 505 (Truth vs. Falsehood, 2005).
World Politics
Leaders of the countries of the world and global issues.
Trump’s implementation of tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
Priority request on current events.
direct democracy
The electorate decides on policy initiatives without legislative representatives as proxies. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies -- wikipedia.
nuclear power plant as a stable, ecological source of energy
"As of 2018, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported there were 450 nuclear power reactors in operation in 30 countries around the world" -- wikipedia.
T/F: WWIII has already begun (January 2025 update)
Calibrations dating back to August 2022.
aristocracy
A form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats -- wikipedia.
Thinking in Systems: A Primer, by Donella H. Meadows
Priority request. "Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others" -- amazon.
nepotism
Priority request. "granting an advantage, privilege, or position to relatives or friends in an occupation or field – for instance business, politics, academia, entertainment, religion or health care. In concept it is similar to cronyism" -- wikipedia.
What is the ideal calibration for a Head of State?
Spoiler alert: our nations' leaders are nowhere close to the ideal.
Claudia Sheinbaum
Mexican politician, scientist, and academic who has served as the 66th president of Mexico since October 1, 2024, the first woman to hold the office -- wikipedia.
dictator
a ruler who is unconstrained by law; a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner -- vocabulary.com.
Bashar al-Assad
Syrian politician and military officer who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in 2024 -- wikipedia.
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
Request: Leader [of] the rebel group that took power in Syria. He tries to look more moderate. Is he a improvement on Assad? Or just another dictator?
2024 Romanian presidential candidates
Presidential elections were held in Romania on 24 November 2024. A second round will be held on 8 December 2024, as no candidate achieved an absolute majority in the first round -- wikipedia. Călin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi are the remaining candidates.
ICC arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu
Alleging war crimes, International Criminal Court judges issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant last week -- BBC.