What's Happening to Jobs?
Andrew Yang, in The War Against Normal People, recounts that after his early career success, he eventually became disillusioned with the state of the country, witnessing firsthand the economic decline and despair in…
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Money for Nothing?
In the third part of Andrew Yang's book, "The War on Normal People," he explores the transformative idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a response to the challenges posed by automation and artificial…
Art Prices Are Down—But Don’t Blame the Economy Just Yet
Art prices have taken a nosedive lately, and the numbers don’t lie. In 2024, global art sales slumped 12% to $57.5 billion, the sharpest drop since the pandemic, per the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2025*.
Understanding Globalization
The chapter: Understanding Globalization in How the World Really Works discusses globalization, a game-changer, shaping how countries and cultures connect. It's come a long way, starting from ancient trade routes and…
The Changing World Order
Ray Dalio's book, "The Changing World Order," talks about how big countries and empires have grown strong and then fallen over time. He looks closely at history, money, and government to see patterns in how these big…
The E-Myth Revisited Summary (6/10)
The E-Myth Revisited points out that the biggest problem in business is when people try to defend what they think they know instead of trying to find out what they don’t know. A lot of business people don’t have…
The New Map
Energy is a resource that binds our world together, acting as the invisible force that powers our homes, fuels our vehicles, and drives the industries that define our global economy. However, it also represents a…
China's Great Wall of Debt
A stunning image begins our exploration of Dinny McMahon’s “China’s Great Wall of Debt”: towering skyscrapers, extravagant shopping malls, high-speed railway networks, and entire cities seemingly emerge out of…
How Innovation Works
"How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom" is an insightful book in which Matt Ridley explores the world of innovation, arguing that it's a process that can be encouraged or stifled based on societal…
Dethroning the Dollar?
Let us examine the recent talk about the potential end of the US dollar's dominance as the world's reserve currency. Are we witnessing the early stages of a Black Swan event or is it merely the manifestation of our…
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk Summary (9/10)
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter Bernstein is a book about man’s constant battle against the forces of fate.
Chapter 8: Mr. Market and Fluctuations (The Intelligent Investor)
Mr. Market is the analogy given for the market. Imagine that you co-owned a company with Mr. Market, a man who, each day whether he is a good mood or in a bad mood, will buy or sell his shares in the company. The…