A zero-sum game describes a relationship, competition, or business deal where one person’s gain is the other person’s loss. The phrase comes from game theory and the notion that if one person wins and the other person loses, this produces a net game of zero. Zero-sum thinking is when someone assumes they can only win at…

Photo credit: The Korean Herald The Good Book says the stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Such will be the case of some Myanmar when a County in Korea takes them in.  The Korean Herald reports that Yeongyang County in North Gyeogsang Province is seeking to attract 40 Myanmar refugees to live in the community…

Photo credit: MPR In a continued drive to show that the United States does not have a monopoly on tariffs, the Ontario government is imposing a 25 per cent surcharge on US-bound electricity as part of its retaliatory measures against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods.   CBC reports that the new levy took effect Monday…

Photo credit: Yle Nine Muslim organizations in Finland have called on the government to take immediate action after reports that the Interior Ministry discriminated against Muslim refugees when preparing this year’s quota allocations. Helsinki Times reports that in a joint statement released on Monday, the groups backed the findings of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, who last week…

Photo credit: France24 Mark Carney, the former central banker who oversaw the response to financial crises in North America and the UK, will become the next prime minister of Canada after winning the race to lead the country’s federal Liberal party. The Guardian reports that Carney will become prime minister while Canada is locked in a…