It may be a good time for a reality check, especially in Western industrialised countries. Perhaps they worry and feel helpless about things that, though bad, may not pose the most existential threats. [...]
When the EU embarked on developing its own taxonomy, maybe it should have consulted with a few biologists. That may have prevented it from creating a monster. [...]
Johnson was respected, even loved, for being Boris, the clown-like persona he had created. But that ‘Boris’ character had little in common with the real Johnson. [...]
Putin may have just built up the threat of an invasion as a bluff. And why would he now want to risk economic sanctions following a war when he has already achieved his major objectives without one? [...]