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News polls indicate that the status of the United States is declining and becoming increasingly irrelevant on the world stage (Washington Post, July 27, 2017). A recent interview with a Nigerian man demonstrated the sad disappointment of many regarding the U.S.: “Your country has gone crazy [he said]… I’m from Africa.
Hebrew University scientists report that fertility rates among men in Western nations are dropping each year by 1.4 percent (The Guardian, July 29, 2017). Over the last 40 years, male fertility rates in these nations have dropped by over 50 percent! The problem is compounded when Western families wait until women are over age 30 to conceive, resulting in lower...
Throughout history, unscrupulous men have sought positions of power and brought themselves and others to ruin. Today in Africa we see just such a tragedy of corruption and suffering unfolding. In Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) Robert Mugabe has presided over the country since independence in 1980. Once the breadbasket of the region, Zimbabwe must now import food...
Last month an armed gunman killed two Israeli police officers at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. As a result, Israeli security forces installed metal detectors and cameras around the Temple Mount, kicking off violent clashes with Muslims. These devices were subsequently removed, but Israel then banned Arab men under age 50 from praying on the Temple Mount (...
In today’s have-it-your-way society, where biblical morals seldom dictate behavior, more and more people are having children outside of marriage. Yet, new research proves this pattern to be unwise—specifically from a financial perspective.
“The number of foreign-born mothers having babies in England and Wales in 2016 reached 28%—the highest level on record, official statistics show. This figure has increased every year since 1990” (BBC, July 19, 2017). Fertility rates among English and Welsh women between ages 20-24 are now at their lowest rate in almost 80 years.
In a recent speech in Poland, U.S. President Donald Trump made the following bold statement about the international challenges facing the West: “Just as Poland cannot be broken, I declare today for the world to hear that the West will never, ever be broken… Our values will prevail, our people will thrive and our civilization will triumph” (Fox News, July 6, 2017...
According to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation, “95% of American citizens use some form of digital technology an hour before they go to bed,” and 60 percent of Americans also experience sleep problems almost every night (zmescience.com, April 23, 2017).
In a clearly expressed response to what has been called U.S. isolationism, “The European Union and Japan have formally agreed [on] an outline free-trade deal. The agreement paves the way for trading in goods without tariff barriers between two of the world’s biggest economic areas… They also want to send a clear message internationally that the EU and Japan,...
China is now Africa’s largest trade partner. “The economic powerhouse has focused on securing the long-term energy supplies needed to sustain its industrialization, searching for secure access to oil supplies and other raw materials around the globe” (Council on Foreign Relations, July 12, 2017). A new report projects that Chinese investments in Africa could...