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Why We Don’t Have Principled Politicians

Why We Don’t Have Principled Politicians Politicians choose their stances on issues based on public opinion, not principles. Recently, Senator Chuck Schumer introduced a bill that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. He stated that the legality of marijuana should be a matter left up to individual states. This ringing endorsement of federalism might […]

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Why Nassim Taleb Thinks Leaders Make Poor Decisions

Why Nassim Taleb Thinks Leaders Make Poor Decisions Why do experts, CEOs, politicians, and other apparently highly capable people make such terrible decisions so often? Is because they’re ill-intentioned? Or because, despite appearances, they’re actually stupid? Nassim Nicholas Taleb, philosopher, businessman, perpetual troublemaker, and author of, among other works, the groundbreaking Fooled by Randomness, says […]

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It Takes a Village to Maintain a Dangerous Financial System

It Takes a Village to Maintain a Dangerous Financial System Abstract: I discuss the motivations and actions (or inaction) of individuals in the financial system, governments, central banks, academia and the media that collectively contribute to the persistence of a dangerous and distorted financial system and inadequate, poorly designed regulations. Reassurances that regulators are doing […]

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150 Strong: A Pathway to a Different Future – Serialisation

150 Strong: A Pathway to a Different Future – Serialisation Creative capitalism, ethical capitalism, altruistic capitalism, natural capitalism, green capitalism, distributed and democratic capitalism. Capitalism 2.0? Capitalism comes with a potpourri of sweet-scented prefixes, all of which presume that there is something wrong with capitalism per se. There are some other prefixes we commonly hear—crony capitalism […]

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