Nationalism is all the rage these days. Following decades of globalization, the pendulum has begun to swing back the other direction, triggering fears that nationalist policies will lead to a breakdown in international cooperation and a destabilization of the world order. This, in turn, has led to much hand-wringing over “vaccine nationalism,” the notion that governments will take a “me first” approach to vaccines, further exacerbating the health crisis. Read the rest at Geopolitical Futures.
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We Have More to Fear from Big Tech than Big Government
I like to tell people that I have experienced three life-changing events: The day I got married, the day my daughter was born and the day I bought a MacBook. Read the rest at Puget Sound Business Journal.
When Lawyers Take on Science, the Future of an Industry Is at Stake
Last month, a team of scientists obtained a picture of a black hole, providing visual evidence of something astrophysicists have long known to exist but were unable to see. This triumph of modern science was celebrated all around the world. Meanwhile, television ads by law firms are recruiting Americans to join in a gigantic lawsuit against Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) for allegedly causing cancer with its widely used herbicide glyphosate. Read the rest at Puget Sound Business Journal.