China and Washington’s Monetary/Fiscal Stand Off

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Trump, Geopolitics, Money

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Global Shipping Tutorial

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Debt, Balance Sheets and Original Thinking

Inside and outside at the same time. That is the key.

Behind Washington’s China Pivot

China’s splendid isolation nurtured a particular Chinese self-perception. Chinese elites grew accustomed to the notion that China was unique—not just ‘a great civilization’ among others, but civilization itself.

A Macroeconomic Internet “Bakery”

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Disrupting Health Care

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Scanning for the Next War

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What It Takes To Make A Movie

Man has always asked the question: what is it all about?

An Entrepreneur’s Path

In spite of all the farmer’s work and worry, he can’t reach down to where the seed is slowly transmuted into summer. The earth bestows.