Soft despotism is not as obvious as hard despotism. It gives us the illusion of being in control; it degrades...

The behavioral despair test to highlights the cruelty we induce when we introduce false hope in human expectation. Such false...

MAD does not work against an extremist or irrational leader that may welcome Armageddon. Currently, although North Korea possesses some...

The problem with Bhutan’s approach to happiness is that the goal is not just to measure happiness, but to integrate...

Intolerance has a disproportionally bad reputation. It is commonly defined as the unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that...

(Hernán Piñera, Flickr) A man was standing on a cliff about to jump when another man yelled: Stop, don’t do...

By José Azel Are some cultures more conducive to economic growth than others? This is the uncomfortable, and politically incorrect,...

Despite presenting a discredited ideology and a bankrupt economy, Cuba continues to have soft power around the world. (Flickr) Hard...

Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, noted that “Europe was created by history. America was created by...

Over the years, I have asked my university students this question: Who is the president of Switzerland? No one has...

Have you ever noticed how collectivist intellectuals judge capitalism by its imperfections and collectivism by its aspirations? This is a...

EspañolThe 74 days war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas territories, with less than 3,000 inhabitants, claimed...