HOW MUCH STUFF IS ENOUGH?

Does stuff make you happy? THE END OF STUFF The “Era of Peek Stuff” remains alive and well as long as people feel the most important things are things. Those bulging closets or mini-storage units can hold a bit more, and consumer product sales remain healthy. Author-Minimalist guys Rick Hansen […]

KLEPTOCRACY: ROAD TO RICHES

WHERE COULD HE GO NOW? You may have missed the career opportunity of a lifetime. Until recently, extraordinary riches were available to you, all tax-free, if you became a despotic kleptocrat in some failed state. Of course, kleptocracy is not something you should try at home. But then again, there […]

NEVER PEE ON AN ELECTRIC FENCE

That goes for you too Vladimir and Xi The Climate Summit began this week in Glasgow, and neither President Putin nor Chairman Xi Jinping showed up. These two powerful men know how to make geo-political and diplomatic calculations and must have considered the matter before canceling. Their intelligence and sound […]