Switzerland's constitution
"In the name of Almighty God! The Swiss People and the Cantons, mindful of their responsibility towards creation... determined to live together with mutual consideration and respect for their diversity..."
World Politics
Leaders of the countries of the world and global issues.
Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister
While it has been widely reported that Boris Johnson has resigned as the United Kingdom’s prime minister, he has instead resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson has stated he will remain in office as prime minister until a new party leader is chosen --theconversation.com
global minimum tax
OECD countries (including the EU and the US) want to obligate big companies to pay a 15% tax all around the world. Would it do more good than harm? —request
New draft of the Chilean constitution
Is the new draft an improvement over the 1980 constitution and its amendments? Chileans will soon vote whether to adopt it.
abortion law in Poland
Abortion in Poland is legal only in cases when the pregnancy is a result of a criminal act or when the woman's life or health is at risk --wikipedia
UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
The government insisted the program was aimed at disrupting people-smuggling networks and deterring migrants from making the dangerous sea journey across the Channel to England from France --edition.cnn.com
Olavo de Carvalho
Brazilian polemicist, self-proclaimed philosopher, political pundit, former astrologer, journalist... --wikipedia
T/F: the planet is overpopulated
Overpopulation... is a phenomenon in which a species' population becomes larger than the carrying capacity of its environment —Wikipedia
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
34-year old UN panel responsible for advancing knowledge on human-induced climate change --wikipedia
Neoliberalism
ideas associated with free-market capitalism... [However] the term is rarely used by proponents of free-market policies. Some scholars reject the idea that neoliberalism is a monolithic ideology and have described the term as meaning different things to different people --wikipedia
Ukraine war status: 7 calibrations
Results for various war crimes, whether genocide was committed, Putin's nuclear deterrence, and whether Putin has incriminating information on Western leaders.
Charles de Gaulle
In TvF, Dr. Hawkins cites de Gaulle's "pomposity" in the context of France's relationship with the United States. Though he fueled anti-American sentiment, this does not seem to be the whole picture regarding de Gaulle.
What happened to Gorbachev?
He was the man who ushered in a new era of world politics when he helped to dismantle Communist rule in Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev will be remembered throughout history because of his accomplishments at the end of the U.S.S.R. --YouTube
Schwarzenegger's message to the Russian people
The energy is at 400, so it has the appearance of unemotional reason, not unlike a father talking to his children. However, the calibration is not 400. Appearance is not essence.
Russian alignment with Putin's war in Ukraine
Support, neutrality or disapproval as a percentage of Russia's population, by calibration.