The Hill
America's $40 Trillion Debt Has One Solution, and It's the Tax Everyone Else Already Has
America's $40 trillion debt has exactly one grown-up solution - a VAT - and every other developed country already figured that out.
2026-09-20
The Hill
2026-09-15
BBC World
Japan Hits 100,000 Centenarians, Promptly Realises It Forgot to Have Babies
Japan now has 107,677 centenarians - 88% of them women - while its fertility rate sits at 1.14 and the population quietly shrinks. Congratulations and condolences.
2026-04-28
The Guardian Europe
89-Year-Old Man Arrested for Athens Shooting, Proving Pension Disputes Can Get Heated
An 89-year-old man allegedly shoots up government buildings in Athens over a rejected pension, proving bureaucracy can drive anyone to extremes.
The Good Times
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