Can Trump Delay Non-White Majority America?
Few intellectually honest observers would dispute that Donald Trump's election was based in no small part on channeling white ethno-nationalist fears. More specifically, the United States is expe…
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Trump's USA & Norway: What's the 'Sh--hole' Country?
Trump should dress in more appropriate garb...but we can do more sensible things. (UPDATE: A new poll finds Norwegians have the lowest opinion of American leadership of any country surveyed, to no o…
Climate Exodus, the Caribbean Residents' Dilemma
If these scenes will just keep replaying, shouldn't you leave for good? The recent hurricanes which leveled vast swathes of the Caribbean islands, Irma and Maria, have raised concerns among resid…
Deport-o-Mania 3: Houston's (Non-)Rebuilding
Trump voters ain't gonna fix this destruction. There's an insightful op-ed in the Washington Post on why Houston's rebuilding is well off-track. Simply put, there are not enough constru…
Deport-o-Mania 2: Houston's Rebuilding Labor Shortage
Is Donald Trump's America so hateful of immigrants that it'd rather slow Houston's reconstruction significantly? Being human after all, we have certain cravings that are personally destru…
Deport-o-Mania: But Who'll Rebuild Houston?
Who'll rebuild Houston? With an immigration crackdown underway, it's a pretty big question. First off, I wish to extend my sympathy to the residents of the great American city of Houston. Whi…
Calexit Lite: Silicon Valley Starts Packing for Vancouver
Where to head after Trump's Hicksville, USA invades Silicon Valley. Nearly everyone knows that California has leaned more Democratic in recent times, causing widespread bafflement there about Don…
Xenophobe Trump Needs Migrants to Hit 3% GDP Growth
To generate growth, the US needs more rather than less people from abroad. The math is simple. Amidst the barely concealed xenophobia of Trump's presidential campaign, something is becoming more …
To *Really* Escape Trump, Yanks Should Move to Bhutan
Americans fleeing TrumpLand are well-advised to consider splendidly isolated and beautiful Bhutan (pop. ~760k). While the election of Donald Trump as US president was as shocking to me as it was to t…
The 1 Percenter: 'Japanification' of US Treasuries
How low can you go? US Treasuries do the limbo rock. There's a depressing article in Bloomberg in which some Japanese prognosticators believe that US Treasuries are headed to where (negative yi…
Brexit Kronikles: Why are British Expats Held in Contempt?
Unfortunately for UK expats in the EU, they don't have much say in a process affecting them greatly. There's an interesting article in The Economist on how the upcoming UK referendum on whe…
India vs US @ WTO on Solar Panels, Work Visas
You can have a national solar program...but the WTO says you should not discriminate against foreign solar panels. With "friends" like the US and India, it seems there is no need for enemie…
Will Korea Welcome More Migrants Than Japan?
Maybe "Korean multiculturalism" won't be an oxymoron in the near future. When it comes to the least fertile countries in the world, East Asian ones are pretty much at the bottom of glo…
Mission Creep: EBRD Turns Into Mideast Aid Agency
You see a major Jordanian camp for Syrians refugees in Zaatari ; the EBRD sees a development opportunity. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was founded in the aftermath of W…
Why Cheap Oil Hurts Its Net Importer, the Philippines
There's an interesting story in Bloomberg about how a largely oil-importing nation, the Philippines, can be negatively affected overall by lower oil prices. Sure, the country benefits from lowe…
World Bank's Kim on Migration's Economic Case
The World Bank president prescribes migration to cure a slowing world economy. There's some good commentary from World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on how migration can help support faltering glob…
Refugee Class Warfare: EU Favoring Syrians to Africans?
The many forgotten Africans seeking European asylum. The fate of Syrian refugees is making the headlines nowadays and raises questions about the future of pan-European migration policy. In a way it&#…
Eurovision, Migration, Romanian Kids & Workaway Parents
Cherishing those rare time mum is home in Romania. It's that time of the year again when that quintessential display of European unity (really) and sheer weirdness comes around. Yes, it is time f…
Outmigration: Escaping Greece's Economic Killing Fields
Get the !@#$ outta Greece: the only hope for the future? Oh, dear. Of all the woes besetting modern Greece, here's one that not many talk about but probably will have the greatest impact going fo…