Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

Political compromises – like the debt-limit deal – have never been substitutes for lasting solutions

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
Political compromises – like the debt-limit deal – have never been substitutes for lasting solutionsWill the debt ceiling bill negotiated by President Joe Biden, left, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy be a lasting solution?AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The compromise to avoid default on the U.S. debt passed muster, eventually. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy pulled it off.

The nation can breathe, at least for the next...

More Articles ...

  1. Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people
  2. Blockchain is a key technology – a computer scientist explains why the post-crypto-crash future is bright
  3. 3 ways to use ChatGPT to help students learn -- and not cheat
  4. Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and other threats to sea life
  5. A community can gentrify without losing its identity -- examples from Pittsburgh, Boston and Newark of what works
  6. Several Down syndrome features may be linked to a hyperactive antiviral immune response – new research
  7. How building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis
  8. Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer
  9. Is there life in the sea that hasn't been discovered?
  10. How hip-hop learned to call out homophobia – or at least apologize for it

Magazine

Kasus dugaan ‘fraud’ Dana Syariah Indonesia coreng reputasi keuangan syariah nasional

● Penipuan entitas P2P ‘lending’ syariah bernama Dana Syariah Indonesia (DSI) perlu mendapat perhatian khusus.● Tindak pidana ‘fraud’ yang sudah berproses di kepoli...

Why people with dementia wander – and how families can keep them safe

In June 2025, an elderly woman with dementia went missing in a forested area in Natuna, Indonesia, while tending to her plants. Search and rescue (SAR) teams were deployed to locate her.Such incidents...

Budaya sungkan dan basa-basi menghambat komunikasi orang dengan autisme

● Standar kesopanan Indonesia yang sarat akan isyarat dan basa-basi amat melelahkan bagi orang dengan autisme.● Hambatan komunikasi kerap terjadi karena masyarakat pada umumnya gagal memah...