Good Governance

The rise and fall of peer review

Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that’s a great thing

For the last 60 years or so, science has been running an experiment on itself. The experimental design wasn’t great; there was no randomization and no control group. Nobody was in charge, exactly, and nobody was really taking consistent measurements. And yet it was the most massive experiment ever run, and it included every scientist on Earth.

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Rule based order? I Think Not – Mob Rule is Apparently the Order of the Day

Why is Israel’s PM not under arrest? Because US congress issued threats to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Today, the president of ICC spoke to entire UN: “the Court has been subject to unprecedented levels of threats, pressures & coercive measures which pose a serious threat to the administration of justice by the Court: “ https://lnkd.in/gjc7wRfT

Like most UN institutions they avoid mentioning names and blame games. However, below interview reveals that US congress is behind the threats: “So this bill you voted for, It didn’t just go after ICC officials, but also quote the immediate family members of ICC officials. That is mob like behavior … By putting sanctions on ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s two adult sons. What did they do wrong?” https://lnkd.in/gUwcrv7x

In addition to the bill voted by the US congress, a group of senators signed a public threat to ICC saying “Target Israel and we will target you… You have been warned.” https://lnkd.in/ghCNG85F Some senior US leader told ICC: “The Hague is for ‘Africans and thugs like Putin'” https://lnkd.in/g32tHpY6

When diplomats talk about a “Rule based order”, they don’t mean International Law as established by the UN, but rather as Rule by an Empire. This is the times we live at the moment.