Is this the end of humanity?

With evermore and deeper worrying I look at the events that unfold in North Korea, at an onmicidal maniac that develops intercontinental nuclear weapons.

After the past few days, the Doomsday Clock should righteously be set to mere seconds before midnight. More and more it seems to me, that even with Donald Trump, who might be a time traveller that specifically came to avoid this, the nuclear holocaust in unavoidable. As much as in the height of the Cuba Crisis, as in the fateful seconds of Stanislav Petrov's decision, humanity faces its own extinction. With every passing day, Kim Jong-Un gets one step closer to starting a nuclear war.

God has protected us throughout the twentieth century, throughout the most improbable events, to prevent this end of the world. In this time that might be the end of time, may It protect us once more!

By now, God might be all that stands between our everyday life and the end of the world.
The clock ticks, and soon it might be not be two-and a half minutes left anymore, soon it might be midnight...

Errata (02): EG 209, p.184

I made a small mistake in EG 209, page 184. In the very last lines of the article, after "however," the word "than" is missing.

12 years later, Kasparov returns to play chess in St. Louis - but only Rapid and Blitz

As Peter Doggers on chess.com reports, Kasparov will be attending the Rapid and Blitz tourneys in St. Louis this year. A one-time event, or does Kasparov return to professional chess? In Kasparov's own words, there is little time for the dedication serious chess requires and deserves. So it seems like a one-time event, but who knows?

Even if it is just this one time, it will be interesting to see if Kasparov can hold up to a new generation of chess. Or if he still dominates with ease.