#Globalization

1. How the pretzel went from soft to hard – and other little-known facts about one of the world’s favorite snacks

   By Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University The pretzel, one of the fastest-growing snack foods in the world, recently crossed a billion dollars a year in sales. It has its own emoji , comes in flavors like pumpkin spice , mocha and banana , and is now available as an aromatherapy sc
   

2. Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney's dad issues advice to city after second promotion

   By Megan Feringa Never dismiss a dad's advice, especially one whose son is Wrexham's Hollywood co-owner. Bob McElhenney, father of Wrexam co-chairman and It's Always Sunny television series star Rob McElhenney, has offered some profound advice after his son helped lift the club to
   

3. Vehicles Of Humility

   The Evolution of Religions by Lance Grande is an evolutionary systematic approach to laying out a comprehensive timeline of the world’s religions. In reading this massive book you get a healthy sense of how religions are created, influenced, combined, changed, absorbed, and gone
   

4. The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

   By Peter A. Coclanis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Leon Fink, University of Illinois Chicago Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isn’t very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a p
   

5. 4 Reasons to Learn Mandarin Before It’s Too Late

   In today's interconnected world, communicating in multiple languages is a valuable asset, opening doors to new opportunities and fostering cultural understanding. Among the myriad of languages spoken globally, Mandarin Chinese stands out as one of the most influential and widely
   

6. How Globalization Is Dividing Our Cultural Values

   By Lydia Smith Cultural values may have become more different globally but more similar regionally over the past 40 years, a new study has found. Joshua Conrad Jackson, assistant professor of behavioral science and PhD student Danila Medvedev, both of the University of Chicago, sug
   

7. Thinking systemically

   A paradigm shift from globalization to planetary governance? "The Third Great Decentering" @NoemaMag @JonathanSBlake @nils_gilman (Plus- The Price is Right) “We all live in each other’s shadow” #climatechange #competition #cooperation #gameshow #globalgovernance #globalization #h
   

8. Trump and Biden Both Get Globalization Wrong

   By John Stossel Leaders of both parties agree: We must reduce globalization. "China is ripping us on trade," says Donald Trump. Our trade deficit is "an immorality," says Nancy Pelosi. But it's not. In my new video , Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute points out, "Selling us stuff i
   

9. The Political Right Has Luxury Beliefs, Too

   By Veronique de Rugy If you've heard of the concept of "luxury beliefs," you can thank writer Rob Henderson. Henderson's concept refers to cultural and political ideas that are predominantly held and advertised by individuals in society's upper echelons—those persons with signific