Two interesting historical facts about European politics that I learned this year. First was that during WWII before the French government surrendered to the Germans, Charles de Gaulle attempted to lobby for a political union between the France and Britain against the common German enemy. Now, it turns out that the same thing was proposed again in 1956 by French Prime Minister Guy Mollet during a meeting with British Prime Minister Anthony Eden. Once the appeal for political union was turned down, the French PM then lobbied for France to become part of the Commonwealth. Needless to say, none of this happened, but it is an interesting historical footnote.
Over in Russia, a new law was introduced that prevents any immigrants from seeking jobs in retail trade, which will replace a 40% maximum the police used to target Central Asians and Caucasians in market raids. Johnny Depp is reportedly planning to make a movie based on the life of the life of Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who was poisoned in London in November.
Also:
- A Pentagon official speaks out against a top law firm that consistently asks to represent to represent Guantánamo Bay inmates, stating that their corporate clients should stop doing business with them because of their commitment to seeing justice done.
- The genetics of sleep.
- Why Europeans are taller than Americans.
- Researchers at York University have found that bilingualism delays dementia.
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