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Philip Ammerman

8 hours ago

In Favour of Minimum Wage

I learned this morning of the failure of the $ 15 minimum wage proposal in the Senate. I am not surprised. We are in the middle of a pand...

Philip Ammerman

Feb 21

The Great Texas Electricity Debacle

You would think that somewhere, sometime there would be a limit to the criminal buffoonery that has become normal in the United States. B...

Philip Ammerman

Jan 12

WARNINGS FORETOLD

Back in February 2019, I published an article in the Successful Business Magazine in Cyprus on the Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Progr...

Philip Ammerman

Jan 7

Looking Back

Imagine that today is 7 January 2030 and we are looking back through the foggy reminiscences and self-invented truths that constitute our...

Philip Ammerman

Nov 3, 2020

Election Day 2020

Photo (c) BBC Today is Election Day in the United States, and voting stations will open soon. While most opinion polls show Joe Biden wit...

Philip Ammerman

Nov 1, 2020

Jobs, Industrial Policy and Votes

There is a good article on trade, manufacturing, unions and politics in The New Yorker by Dan Kaufmann: Will Trump's broken promises to w...

Philip Ammerman

Oct 28, 2020

Alors, c'est la guerre

Today is OXI Day, the anniversary of Greece’s entry into the Second World War. As with most anniversaries, it’s a time for reflection int...

Philip Ammerman

Oct 1, 2020

Cyprus Independence Day

Today, Cyprus celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain.

US Department of education investigates Princeton University for racism

Philip Ammerman

Sep 18, 2020

US Department of education investigates Princeton University for racism

I learned today that Princeton University is being investigated by the US Department Education for potential racism.

Philip Ammerman

Aug 1, 2020

The Donald Trump Reality Check

I’ve been doing a quick reality check on some popular news stories this week. The more digitally saturated we become, the more important it

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