Commentary “You will own nothing, and you will be happy.” This confronting statement emanates from the World Economic Forum (WEF), a non-governmental organisation established in 1971 by Klaus Schwab. By all appearances, the WEF is the most powerful organisation in the world. For decades, it has been at the centre of bringing together the world’s…

On this episode of International Reporters Roundtable: The World Economic Forum, citing the coming climate catastrophe, is busy eliminating excessive CO2 emissions. Attacking natural gas. An essential ingredient of fertilizer, it’s how we put food on the shelves. This isn’t tinkering with small changes, the food and energy policies emerging around the world, almost in…

People can be forgiven for feeling depressed these days. The future touted by global leaders is dire. The 2021-2022 United Nations Human Development Report states that living standards have declined in nine out of ten countries around the world since 2020 and that multiple crises “are hitting us at the same time and interacting to…