India: How will a coronavirus lockdown of 1,3 billion people work?

As India’s PM Narendra Modi announced a strict nationwide 21 days lockdown due to Covid-19 outbreak, from your perspective how would you say the society will react on this and how much is India ready/unready to fight the coronavirus epidemic? Read few comments.

India’s PM Narendra Modi. Credit: https://www.narendramodi.in/

Finland: This is a woman’s political world

As Finland is set to have Sanna Marin as the country’s youngest Prime Minister ever, and coalition  parties are run by female leaders, does it say something substantive about Finland’s  approach toward women and women in politics, or is it more or less just a coincidence? Read few comments.

Appointed Finnish PM Sanna Marin, Credit: https://www.sannamarin.net/

Divided States of America?

As somebody is sending explosive devices to politicians and public figures, what effect it might have on American politics? Another step towards political civil war, if I can use this phrase, or an opportunity to calm down the situation? Read few comments.

What could Brett Kavanaugh at SCOTUS mean for America?

If confirmed  Brett Kavanaugh will create a conservative majority at SCOTUS. What do you expect from Justice Kavanaugh after what we have seen in the last few weeks, what effect he might have on SCOTUS in terms of decisions related to big issue as e. g. Roe v. Wade, gay marriages, and what effect he might have on credibility of the Supreme Court? Read few comments.

Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Credit: https://www.senate.gov/

Driving licenses for women in Saudi Arabia: What does it mean?

As first Saudi women get driving licenses how important do you find this regarding current developments in Saudi Arabia, is it just an easy reform that makes country look good, or do you think it is something what really changes the society? Read few comments.

Ireland abortion referendum: How much has country changed?

According to polls it seems that people in the referendum will say yes to changing the strict Irish abortion law. How do you see this and and what are the main factors that people, at least according to polls, tend to support the change? Read few comments.

Problems with Cambridge Analytica

Some people defend Cambridge Analytica that what they did is basically what everybody is sort of doing with social networks. From your point of view what is your biggest concern when you read about the behavior of Cambridge Analytica, do you think it may lead to some changes in dealing with data from social networks? Read few comments.