Politicians of the world Humans, as a species, are supposedly on top of the Ladder of Life in terms of survival. But, as we see from History, Humans are killing, and even worse, Cheating each other, to the point that the Human Species, as a Species, may become extinct. This may happen at any time [...]
NAPOLEON’S DEFEAT Napoleon, camped with his troops in the snow outside of Moscow, saw his imminent defeat before him. “Oh, Merde!” he said to his best friend, “I screwed up big time on this one!” And, he turned around and started marching home as the laughing Russians picked off his soldiers. EURO The same thing [...]
FOUR NUMBERS TO WATCH TO SEE YOUR ECONOMIC FUTURE There are four magic numbers that determine the economy of a nation within the next two years. In this article, I will explain what those numbers are, and I will teach you how to understand how they function, in a manner that any bright teenager can [...]
For the last 20 years, I have become increasingly convinced that the U.S. is rapidly turning into a Latin American Country. It was not a complicated event. The U.S. is geographically on the same Continent as Mexico and Central America. The flow of people from Latin America to the U.S. has constantly increased for the [...]
Three Reasons Japan’s Economic Pain Is Getting Worse From Bloomberg, by Jared Diamond Japan’s economic problems are serious and getting worse. Foremost among them is the crushing burden of government debt. Japan’s ratio of government debt to gross domestic product, currently about 2.28, is by far the highest in the industrial world, almost double that of even [...]
HUNGARY AND THE STOCK MARKETS When a patient gets sick, his whole body knows it. He may have a severe abscess only in his hand, but his body temperature will rise, his heart will beat fast, his breathing will be shallow and there will be sweat on his pale face. The world economy behaves in [...]
SEQUESTERING BLOOD OR MONEY SEQUESTER DEFINITION (There are many definitions) = to separate from all external influence; to separate in order to store; to prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound (according to en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sequester) requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; “the estate was sequestered” impound: take temporary possession of [...]
Chinese judges are strict and efficient. If someone commits a serious crime, the punishment is simple: a bullet to the back of the head. No endless appears. No hand wringing in front of the courthouses. No prolonged delays. Boom! It’s over. The people of China like it that way. When they buy fish, they want [...]
