Trump is framing Jerome Powell in order to put a sycophantic stooge in his place as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. We should all worry.

Delcy the dictator and Donald the wannabe dictator are locked in a tug of war. The outcome may not be as obvious as it seems.

Trump wants you to believe Maduro was the reason he attacked Venezuela. Do not believe him.

There has been a significant shift in politics in Western democracies. Rather than help the vulnerable, we now victimise them. Why has this happened and where are we heading?

Redactions are a travesty, which allow politicians to get away with raping children. There is a better way.

Bolivia's altiplano is among the most beautiful places on earth. I just completed a road trip through the area.

Potosi's silver boom gave rise to the greatest pillage in history - and 7 million Indians paid the price.

The Bondi Beach murders were fuelled by confusion over Israel and jewishness. Sadly, Israel itself strongly encourages the confusion.

Cal Orcko in Bolivia is the largest dinosaur foot print site in the world. It is also waking Sucre up from a long slumber.

San Miguelito ranch in Bolivia is one of the most impressive nature destinations I have ever visited.

Life came from outer space. Today, we know this with even greater certainty. Religious explanations for life continue their retreat.

Restaurant Hostal de la Placa is a traditional Catalan restaurant of very high standard.

Welcome to the tyranny of stupid, where you fear men for whom you only ever felt disdain.

Anti-immigration policies are a distraction that enable our politicians to not deal with the real issues that matter to voters.

Drug smuggling and people-smuggling obey the same economic incentives. Governments have failed to stop both. What do we do now?

It is well-known among petty criminals that half of all Barcelonians use '1714' as PIN code on their credit cards. But why?

International relations are now dictated by the strong and the ruthless, who behave like school yard bullies. With no sign of effective opposition, things will get even worse.

There have always been strong parallels drawn between chess and geopolitics. This is as true today as in the past. Naroditsky paid the price.

Rather than die the rural death, the small farming village of Penelles turned to street art.

The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded for insights into the drivers of long-term economic growth. The US government is heading the wrong way as far as growth policy is concerned.