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The Latest: 100 Million COVID Cases, Biden Rings Putin, Moon Tourists Students and teachers protested in several cities in France to denounce a lack of funding of education and worsening conditions during the pandemic. - Jeremias Gonzalez/IP3/ZUMA       2020-01-27 Welcome to Wednesday, where global COVID cases exceed 100 million, Biden rings Putin, and space tourism gets ready for launch. We also look at the magnitude (and limitations) of Iran's presence on the African continent, courtesy of Jeune Afrique. Aristotle to Anti-Va...

Aristotle to Anti-Vax: Internet And The Decline Of Reason Anti-vax and anti-mask protesters in Warsaw on Jan. 16 - Aleksander Kalka/ZUMA       The virtues that laid the groundwork for Western civilization's many advances are being eclipsed, it would seem, by an internet-driven rush of irrationality. -Essay- honestum , meaning honor. And it's because of those virtues that Western civilization was able to make such strides in mathematics, law, music and architecture, and develop its systems of democracy, noted German sociologist Max Weber. But are we now, in 2021,...