This is a map of primary trading partners, US vs China, and how it has evolved over the last 20 years. Think about it, and realize this probably reflects your experience.| the singularity is nearer
When the rich get richer, they do not spend more—or at least in the right way to stimulate the economy. And low interest rates after the financial crisis benefited the rich disproportionately, keeping the economy sluggish and backfiring as a policy measure. Those are the primary lessons from Gary Stevenson’s The Trading Game, an economics course for our time masquerading as an updated mixture of Liar’s Poker and Good Will Hunting...| American Affairs Journal
John and Tori have two houses, three cars, six kids, and 45 years of parenting experience. One dog’s dead, but the second is alive. When the kids were younger, they had three nannies and one driver. Most of the kids were homeschooled, so Tori stayed home to teach them. The kids played six sports: tennis, golf, sailing, rowing, skiing, and baseball. They grew up and left for 24 years of college, which meant around two million dollars worth of tuition. John spent another half a million on pri...| Palladium Magazine