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When Stability is the Signal
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Borders Before Balance Sheets
When National Iterest overtakes Economic Interest
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Think, Laugh, Cry Issue #19
A fan asked Nick Cave: Do you still believe in us? His reply—stark, beautiful, defiant—might be the most important answer you read this year. What did…
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Money isn't Everything
Money isn't Everything...But the lack of it is...Here's the uncomfortable truth facing European Institutions...
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Tariff Wars: Who's really winning?
The media’s still chasing chaos. Meanwhile, a very different story is unfolding...one with massive implications for global trade.
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American Greed
The Founders didn’t try to tame greed...they built the republic around it. Could that brutal logic be the secret to America’s survival?
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Think, Laugh, Cry Issue 18
A family kneels for peace. A flaming arrow flies. A comedian makes dads weep. Three stories you won’t forget—are you ready to feel it all?
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Stress Fractures
From ghost cities in China to frozen markets in the West...real estate’s biggest story isn’t about collapse...it’s about a system that looks solid until…
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Silent War - The Race to Control the Future
Forget bombs...this war is waged in nanometers. Trump’s tech war isn’t about trade; it’s about control of the future. But what comes after…
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Musical Chairs...Managing Monetary Madness
“In a highly leveraged system, stability breeds instability.” — Hyman Minsky
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Think, Laugh, Cry Issue 17
A man in Central Park recites a forgotten poem about divine grace and human entitlement...no pulpit, no script, just snow, silence, and a soul-stirring…
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The Donald & The Damage Done
“Realpolitik is the art of the possible—but it often ignores the cost of the probable.” — Anonymous diplomat, paraphrasing Bismarck’s legacy in a modern…
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