Author
Stephen Shenfield
Economics, Environment, healthcare, News, Politics, Science
Why the Shortage of Medical Supplies?
Why are medical supplies in such short supply? This study explains the main reasons and presents three case studies: respiratory face masks, ventilators, and vaccines.
The Coronavirus, Bats, and Deforestation
What is a coronavirus? Where does the latest one come from? Why do we now face an epidemic about once every decade? And could this be linked to deforestation?
War With Iran? Teetering on the Brink
Strictly speaking, the United States is already at war with Iran. By the rules of international law, the drone attack that killed General Soleimani and other high-ranking ...
A New Ideology for China?
Huang Fenglin, Theory of Bipolar World – The Road to Communism Found in the Evolutionary Structure of World History (translation and revision of a text published in Chinese in ...
When Was Slavery Abolished?
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in 1865. Or did it? Has slavery ever been abolished?
11 — 11 — 11 — 11: 100 Years Since the End of World War I
The Armistice ending WWI was signed 100 years ago today, with nearly 11,000 men being killed or wounded in the roughly six hours before it became effective.
Piling up Manure: The Psychology of Wealth Accumulation
"Money is like manure. If you spread it around, it does a lot of good, but if you pile it up in one place, it stinks like hell." Who said that?
Is Employment a Form of Slavery?
Socialists like to talk about 'wage slavery' and 'wage slaves.' But surely it is unreasonable to treat employment for a wage or salary as a form of slavery?
Power Saws: Safety and Profit
Power saws can be equipped with a safety device that reliably prevents serious accidents. But most of them are not.