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Foreign Aid: The Plight of Beneficiary Countries
Early this year there was controversy surrounding Trump’s withholding of aid to Ukraine for his own political benefit. There was public...
Elisabeth Hoole
Mar 16, 20204 min read


Clashing Politics and Religions: What is Happening to Muslims in India?
Religious violence between the Hindu majority and the Muslim minority in India reached its worst for decades at the end of February. More...
Roosa Näveri
Mar 13, 20203 min read


Some Brief Thoughts on Taxes
Last week, upon arriving home from university and opening the mailbox for the first time in a rather long time, I was avalanched by a...
Miguel Adan Marquez
Mar 11, 20205 min read


The problem of India`s Geography
With a population of almost 1.2 billion people, 1.2 million square miles, and more than 1000 different languages, India truly is a unique...
Christoph Meier
Mar 10, 20204 min read


Why Pay Millions for a White Dash?
You’re probably aware of how expensive the art world can be. More than once you’ve seen on the news how seemingly rudimentary paintings...
Alin-Gheorghe Hampău
Mar 9, 20204 min read


Room For Discussion-Review: Kim Wehle
Tuesday, March 2nd, Kim Wehle – professor at the University of Baltimore Law School, and CBS contributor – joined the Room for Discussion...
Rado Baarda
Mar 6, 20203 min read


A Kingdom Divided, An Ireland Reunited?
It’s no secret that England and Ireland have historically endured a bitter relationship. Northern Ireland, the offspring...
Ollie Corfe
Mar 5, 20208 min read


Kim Wehle at Room For Discussion – Preview
Kim Wehle is a Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a CBS legal expert, analyst and commentator. She graduated cum...
Mateo Ricucci
Mar 2, 20201 min read


Thomas Piketty at Room for Discussion-Review
On February 28th, Professor Piketty was interviewed by Room for Discussion. The discussion fell around Piketty’s newest book: Capital and...
Achic Lema
Mar 2, 20204 min read


Chanel Miller at Room for Discussion – Review
On Wednesday 26th of February, Room for Discussion interviewed Chanel Miller, to many known as Emily Doe. Rostra Economica was among the...
Maria Diaz Macias
Feb 29, 20204 min read


The Opportunities of Global Warming
In recent times, the phrase ‘global warming’ – or its somewhat broader placeholder, ‘climate change’ – has been on everyone’s minds....
Alin-Gheorghe Hampău
Feb 28, 20204 min read


Piketty- the Economist for the 21st Century?
Thomas Piketty, born in France in 1971, has become one of the most famous economists in the world and an idol to many progressives....
Nuno Sousa
Feb 26, 20203 min read


UEFA had Enough of State-run Clubs
On 14 February 2020, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced a ban on English football club, Manchester City, for...
Mateo Ricucci
Feb 25, 20203 min read


The Human side of Politics
An environment of rejection around countries’ body of government takes part in titles in newspapers, social media and is the main topic...
Cinthya Nathaly Criollo Quiroz
Feb 24, 20203 min read


Channel Miller at Room for Discussion – Preview
The case of Chanel Miller (formerly known as Emily Doe) became famous in 2016 after BuzzFeed published the statement she read at the...

Rostra Economica
Feb 24, 20203 min read


The Economics of Migration
Many economists consider the allocation of human resources relatable to any market in general, asserting that by pursuing self-interest,...
Marco Favaretti
Feb 21, 20203 min read


Diamonds Are Not Only a Girl’s Best Friends
Most of us recall the famous Marilyn Monroe singing “Diamonds are the Girl’s Best Friends” in the movie by Howard Hawks “Gentlemen...
Oksana Sokil
Feb 20, 20202 min read


The History Behind Illegal Cannabis
The beginning of the 21st century has seen the decriminalization and legalization of cannabis in many countries. The public opinion has...
Erik Hämäläinen
Feb 18, 20203 min read
China’s Disturbance of the Plastic Status-Quo
Millions of tons of plastic became dislocated when China closed its borders to the imports of developed countries’ waste in 2018. As the...
Katja Komazec
Feb 13, 20204 min read


A brief history of Hong Kong
Since the last couple of months, there has hardly a day gone by during which Hong Kong and its political crisis were not mentioned in the...
Christoph Meier
Feb 10, 20204 min read
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