My chat with the CFA Institute
Here is the extract of my chat with Gustavo Teruel of the CFA Institute, published here Daniel Lacalle runs a long–short sector-focused hedge fund in London. The hedge fund concentrates on the oil and...
View ArticleIN CUBA, HAVING A PLAN B IS ALWAYS A GOOD CHOICE: Dia Uno
In 2006, I was lucky enough to have been invited by the American Library Association and People to People to join a delegation of American librarians to the People's Republic of China. In part, the...
View ArticleLooking For Great Juicing Advice? It Is All BS!
Nutrient Rich (Photo credit: DerekSteen) Looking for a way to get a lot more fruits and vegetables into your diet, but not a big fan of either one? Consider juicing as an option. You can cover up the...
View ArticleEveryday budgeting without pain – Part 3 Looking Stylish without spending a...
First – a confession. Before I started this budgeting process, my clothes spending was out of control. Not necessarily out of control in that there were items hiding in the wardrobe with the tags still...
View ArticleSix Things I Learned (as a writer) At Dundracon Part 3
Go here for Part 1 and Part 2 4- All it takes is one good backstory to really flesh out a character. There is a quote about characterization that I've heard from a number of Creative Writing...
View ArticleThe Pettyites: Davenant, King and ‘the law of demand’
Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal should have provided the last word on political arithmetic, except that an epilogue has been furnished by the quantophrenic and metromanic folly of modern historians...
View ArticleTolstoy – The Kingdom of God is Within You
Welcome to Summer Book Club 2013 Summary: Tolstoy develops an argument out of Matthew 5:39: “B ut I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the...
View ArticleFancy Pens and Trendy Notebooks a.k.a. How Writing Can Make You a Better...
Fancy Pens and Trendy Notebooks a.k.a. How Writing Can Make You a Better Person (Even If You Stink At It) By B. Jordan Sommer Among the many cash-cow trends railroading through the country, the...
View ArticleOur Big Foreign-Policy Blunders, and our New Opportunities
[ For a recent essay on Russia’s responsibilities in Syria, click here. This essay is, in some ways, a continuation.] Introduction: our blunders The dark horse A correction? Conclusion: opportunity in...
View ArticleWe All Love Lucy: Why My Husband and I Are Thrilled About Our Daughter’s TV...
This summer, while education experts were going on morning talk shows to bemoan "summer learning loss" and to suggest preventive strategies, my eight-year-old daughter was watching I Love Lucy. She was...
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