Populism

If Carl Sagan were alive today, this is what he would say to US President Donald Trump, the temple of ignorance

"Carl Sagan's Prophecy: When Science Collapses Before Populism"

In his book "A World Haunted by Demons" he writes: "Immense technological power will be concentrated in so few hands that none of those who are supposed to represent the public interest will even be able to understand what things are meant to be." Isn't that
Damage to Israeli science. Produced using Dali 2.

Six leading research institutes in Germany issued a statement fearing for the freedom and autonomy of science and research in Israel

The declaration is jointly signed by the Max Planck Society, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Helmholtz Society and the German Council for Sciences and Humanities
Demonstrators against the coup in Tel Aviv, 2023. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Four ways populists endanger democracy

The populists are lying when they claim they want to empower us all by denying judges the authority to oversee democracy. They really want to break through the strongest constitutional barrier against authoritarianism
Soldiers patrolling the Western Wall, May 21, 2018. Illustration: depositphotos.com Illustration: depositphotos.com

Rationality is dead! Long live populism

This week's decision to cancel the status of the women's lobby brought to attention the difference between those who take a rational position and populists who are based mainly on shouting and subjugation