By Jay Brodell The big question is why have not feminists in their battle to empower women promoted the image of Olga. The second ruler of the earliest Slavic state hardly gets a mention these days. Yet there are few who can compare. Although sometimes called the warrior princess, Olga…

By Jay Brodell At any moment a large rock can plummet from space and wipe out all or part of civilization. That realization should put into perspective all other day-to-day concerns. A quick look at the airless moon’s surface shows the battering celestial objects take. On Earth natural geological processes…

By Jay Brodell Work online and want to beat U.S. taxes? Tropical Costa Rica has just made this easy. The Central American country has just authorized a special visa for those whom officials call digital nomads. The new law gives employed foreigners a full year to live in the country…

By Jay Brodell With U.S. housing prices soaring, folks of retirement age may consider cashing in. But what to do then? Some will consider moving overseas on the assumption that they could live well there for less. The lure of an idyllic life is strong: relaxing on the balcony overlooking…

By Jay Brodell The U.S. capital gains tax is nothing more than a levy on inflation. Plenty of property owners will find this out when they cash in on the booming real estate market in many parts of the country. The rules are complex, and anyone paying any kind of…

Getting always has been much more important than writing. Would-be authors struggle to arrange the words beautifully and harmonically. Big deal. What is important are the facts words convey. That’s why newspaper writing is so formulaic. The idea is to get the facts out there rapidly in the clearest fashion…

There is a lot on the table as politicians struggle to change the climate. In the U.S. proponents of government climate action put forward the Green New Deal policy that would affect housing, transportation, jobs and many other aspects of daily life. Elsewhere, national governments, at the urgings of the…

Some young men and women are so frightened by future conditions that they have chosen to remain childless. Others actively agitate for governments to act to change the climate. Surveys show, however, that real knowledge is in short supply and misconceptions are being fueled by social media. As Julius Caesar…