Men’s Equality Challenges: Perspectives from Minority Backgrounds

Men’s Equality Challenges: Perspectives from Minority Backgrounds

The debate post expresses the writer’s opinions. (Newspaper Oslo): The report from The men’s committee, which was set up by the government two years ago, is expected to be published this spring. The committee aims to investigate men’s equality challenges and propose measures to meet them. Recent concerns about men’s equality challenges together with statistics, … Read more

Government Measures to Limit Nature Loss in Gudbrandsdalen: Local Politicians Learn from Mistakes and Sins

Government Measures to Limit Nature Loss in Gudbrandsdalen: Local Politicians Learn from Mistakes and Sins

comments expresses the writer’s opinions. (Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen): There are few signs that the government will hold the municipalities tighter in their ears in an attempt to limit the development of new areas and more nature loss. Perhaps it is not punishment and over-control that is needed either. Local politicians have learned from past mistakes and … Read more

The Debate Post: Discussing Men’s Challenges Without Derailment

The Debate Post: Discussing Men’s Challenges Without Derailment

The debate post expresses the writer’s opinions. In recent weeks, the debate about the boys has raged again. FpU leader Simen Velle started it all with an honorable, but clumsy, attempt to raise the challenge of loneliness among men. He regretted that presentation of the point. Many times. Rightly. Because instead of being about loneliness, … Read more

Controversial Column Claims “Honor Violence” Not Linked to Islam: Reactions and Analysis

Controversial Column Claims “Honor Violence” Not Linked to Islam: Reactions and Analysis

comments expresses the writer’s opinions. The reactions have been many and strong following a column by the sociologist Christopher R. Fardan in Aftenposten this week. Here he claimed that “Honor violence” is not due to Islam or Muslims”. Fardan is a researcher at C-Rex, Center for Extremism Research at the University of Oslo. In particular, … Read more

Supreme Court Delays Trump Trial, Impact on Election Uncertain: Analysis

Supreme Court Delays Trump Trial, Impact on Election Uncertain: Analysis

comments expresses the writer’s opinions. On Wednesday evening, the Supreme Court of the United States dropped a bombshell that will have a major impact on this year’s presidential election campaign. The trial in which Trump is accused of attempting to overturn the results of the previous presidential election will be postponed for many more months. … Read more

Opposition Politician Alexei Navalny Dies in Russian Prison: An Examination of His Legacy and Putin’s Regime

Opposition Politician Alexei Navalny Dies in Russian Prison: An Examination of His Legacy and Putin’s Regime

comments expresses the writer’s opinions. Opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died in a Russian prison. That shouldn’t surprise anyone, because that’s what everyone assumed would happen when he returned to Russia in 2021 after surviving an assassination attempt by the Russian regime. It was obviously brave of him to go back and he must have … Read more

Scandals in the Støre government: Lack of Control, Temptations, and the Society of Trust

Scandals in the Støre government: Lack of Control, Temptations, and the Society of Trust

comments expresses the writer’s opinions. In the wake of the Støre government’s many scandalous departures, the Norwegian media are on the hunt. Some have already raised their voices and claimed that there can be too much of a good thing, that the pursuit of small mistakes and old sins can scare talented people away from … Read more

The Debate Entry: Why People Don’t Trust Buses Anymore

The Debate Entry: Why People Don’t Trust Buses Anymore

The debate entry expresses the writer’s opinions. (Fredrikstad Magazine): Over a week ago burned eight gas buses, and all the gas buses were parked. Just in case? Do not know. Very little is said about why, and very little about the development of the case. There is no limit to how many weird speculations one … Read more

Erika Norwich Faces Harsh Criticism After MGP Semi-Final Performance

Erika Norwich Faces Harsh Criticism After MGP Semi-Final Performance

comments expresses the writer’s opinions. On Saturday, there was a new semi-final in the MGP, and the robot Super Rob and Erika Norwich were among the three lucky entries that progressed. Now, however, it seems that the participation comes with a downside for Erika. In social media, she has cried her tears – and she … Read more

The Turbulent Time for Offshore Wind Development in Norway: Government’s Investment and State Ownership

The Turbulent Time for Offshore Wind Development in Norway: Government’s Investment and State Ownership

The debate entry expresses the writer’s opinions. Offshore wind development in Norway is facing a turbulent time. The price of developing offshore wind has increased by 40 percent in a few years: Raw materials, labor and the parts needed to build have become more expensive. The same applies to investment capital and loans. Projects that … Read more