Trump's challenge to the US justice system has now begun. Democracy is at stake. All eyes on the Supreme Court.

Are we getting less intelligent? Unlikely. Why, then, are we observing declines in capacity to learn and reason across OECD countries?

I arrived in Trinidad & Tobago today. This is my 184th country and means I have been to all nations in North America.

Guyana's Mahaica River teems with birdlife, including the magical Hoatzin, which has the lowest IQ of all birds.

The Trump Dump is here! Will it become a Trump Slump? Expect a bounce in Q2, but Trump policies are hurting long-term prospects for the US.

I rack up country 183 in my quest to visit the whole world. Guyana is a bit special, because completes the deck in South America.

Short review of Brownsberg Nature Park in Suriname. The park is easily reached from Paramaribo and well worth a visit.

Suriname heads to the polls on 25 May, 2025. Will it plunge back into populism or has Suriname turned a corner after the death of Bouterse?

Suriname is my 182nd country!

French Guiana's population dynamics are - don't laugh - really interesting! They hold important lessons for Western economies.

French Guiana is a great place to visit if you love nature. Also if you want to see French foreign policy upfront and personal.

Trump only has limited time to secure his position of power. Will he stuff the Supreme Court? If not, me may be out sooner than you think.

Today I finally got to French Guiana, a country I have wished to visit ever since I read Papillon as a kid.

The Putin-Trump Pact is eerily similar to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

Trump has given Netanyahu green light to implement a final solution for Gaza. The only things standing in the way of disaster is Europe.

Trump is a modern-day Prince John and Musk his Sheriff of Nottingham. The big question is: where is Robin Hood?

Was Elon Musk inspired by state capture in South Africa to bring this systemic type of corruption to the US?

I asked DeepSeek how to beat back fascism. Here is the reply. Could you have done better?

The competition has arrived. American Big Tech AI monopolies are in trouble. And it is a very good thing.

The political mainstream is sorely lacking in confidence, vision, leadership, and ideas. Here is a way forward.