But Priests Are Supposed To Condemn Suicide – It’s The Ultimate Sin
A strange case here, where a priest is under fire for having stated standard Catholic doctrine. Sure, if he was a Methodist, Baptist perhaps,...
Uganda’s Yoweri Musuveni – I’m Here To Stay, Don’t Dream Of Replacing Me
Uganda's long term President, Yoweri Musuveni, has told opposition leaders that he's not going anywhere and they should put aside any dream they might...
Vijay Mallya Must Indeed Face Trial – In India To Boot – Extradition Ruling...
Vijay Mallya was rather hoping that he could avoid certain unpleasantnesses in India by being in Britain. Surely no UK English court - recall...
IMF Tells Ethiopia – No More Foreign Currency Market Borrowings, Probably Sensibly
The IMF has told the Ethiopian Government that it really must stop borrowing from the overseas markets in foreign currency - this is probably...
Uber’s Miserable Driver Wages In India – But That’s What A Poor Country Means
Uber is being accused of exploiting its drivers in India. To which Deardrie McCloskey's comment, that the only thing worse than being exploited by...
There’s A Simple Solution To Ghana’s Bus Woes – Raise The Fares
Ghana is suffering a problem which has a very simple indeed solution. Well, it's simple to say, simple in economics, the politics of it...
Biplab Deb’s Terrible Cow Idea – India Needs Fewer Peasant Farmers, Not More
It's entirely - and obviously - true that giving things to farmers aids in gaining the votes of those farmers. Other than that this...
India’s Airline, Airports, Business Is Booming – Why Not, The Place Is Getting Rich
The Indian airline business is booming and airports are opening up across the country, mushrooming even. And why not? After all, it's a big...
Karl Marx Was Right – US Wage Growth At Decade High Of 3.1%
It's our old friend Karl Marx who called the thing about the workers' wages right. Full employment is indeed the workers' best friend and...
Bannon’s 25 People Audience – But It Was Never About Bannon, Nor Even Trump
Steve Bannon has, according to reports, just turned up to give a speech and found an entire 25 people waiting for him. This doesn't...