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Belarus has undergone profound political changes in the past year. The EU’s strategy and response chiefly has focused on leveling sanctions on the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The longtime ruler kept his grip on power by rigging the country’s fraudulent August 2020 presidential election and unleashing police brutality against the peaceful protesters who then took to the streets. In response, the EU has imposed three sets of sanctions. These included visa bans and asset freezes on over ei...

What’s the point of investing in TT? Thursday 18 February 2021 Beachgoers enjoying the sun and sea at the beach on Williams Bay, Boardwalk, Chaguaramas. Beyond the sun, sand, parties, closeness to family and the familiar sense of home, there must be a rational basis for why many chose to stay in Trinidad and Tobago, and a rational case for why anyone from abroad should invest here. - Vidya Thurab Kiran Mathur Mohammed kmmpub@gmail.com On some of the more stressful days (and there are many) ...

Children with same-sex parents get higher scores on standardised tests than children with different-sex parents. This is the key finding from our study published today in the journal Demography. We also found children with same-sex parents to be slightly more likely to graduate from high school, and much more likely to enrol in university than children with different-sex parents. Our results challenge common arguments against same-sex parenting, and lend support to other scholarly perspectives ...

Lodz, Poland The secularisation of Western societies is not a new phenomenon, nor one which has been overlooked by cultural commentators in recent years. As a leading authority on changing belief systems, and as a director of the World Values Survey over many years, the University of Michigan’s Professor Ronald Inglehart has a particular expertise here. His newly-published book, Drawing upon data from the World Values Survey and the European Values Study collected in over 100 countries betwe...

Luca Di Gialleonardo, Mauro Marè, Antonello Motroni, Francesco Porcelli 04 February 2021 It was clear from early on in the Covid-19 pandemic that combatting it would require governments to monitor mass transit, schools, workplaces, and large public events. Less appreciated was the role played by social capital and family ties in the spread of the virus. This column provides an empirical analysis demonstrating a robust positive relationship between family ties and the contagion rate acro...

By Shawn Lim-04 February 2021 12:30pm 54.3% disagreed men make better political leaders than women These days, Singaporeans tend to disagree that men are better leaders in politics or business and are showing a greater acceptance for female leaders, according to a survey by the Institute of Policy Studies. The survey in questions asked respondents six statements that reflected traditional gender belief, including questions like “if university education was more important for m...

Which Way, White Man? Greg Johnson, Counter-Currents editor Greg Johnson has published his latest book, White Identity Politics, a sequel to his popular White Nationalist Manifesto. Most of the material has previously appeared on his website and supports the view that “white identity politics is inevitable as a consequence of multiculturalism, necessary if whites are to survive, and completely moral.” Dr. Johnson explains the three basic concepts of white identity politics — “kinship...

Writing in the journal Psychological Bulletin, researchers describe an association between people’s subjective socioeconomic status — how they perceive their own income, education, and occupation standing in comparison with others — and happiness. That association, they say, is significantly larger than the connection between people’s objective socioeconomic status — as measured by income and educational attainment — and their level of happiness. “There is a conventional ...

Valuing friendships can keep you healthy Having friends in life is important as they give us emotional support and practical advice, whenever needed.   |  26 Jan 2021 3:31 AM GMT NEW YORK: Having friends in life is important as they give us emotional support and practical advice, whenever needed. A new study now suggests that prioritising friendship is also associated with many health and well-being benefits. The study indicates that people who invest in friendships enjoy better physical ...

Treasure friendships to remain healthy and happy, says study 23 Jan 2021 The photo has been used for illustrative purpose. Having friends in life is important as they give us both emotional support and practical advice, whenever needed. A new study now suggests that prioritising friendship is also associated with many health and well-being benefits. The study, published in journal Frontiers of Psychology, indicates that people who invest in friendships enjoy better physical and...