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Deputy Director of CASS Institute of Finance Zhang Ming on Boosting Consumption

Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare

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Understanding America

The Black Hole of Big-City Abundance

A River Crisis Prompts Rare Coverage

Canada’s small businesses deeply pessimistic about their futures

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The app for independent voices

Bill Bishop

deepseek can be surprisingly candid according to this post

Too Simple, Sometimes Naive

After two hours talking to me, China's Deepseek had sold out its Government and was keen to move abroad

The Blind Squirrel

This is so important to understand. Those painful baiju hangovers were a critical piece of relationship building. How would “In Vino Veritas” translate into Chinese

Robert Wu

This is also why liquor occupies such an important role in China’s business culture. People certainly don’t drink baijiu for banquets just because it has attractive flavors or because it is fun. The drinking culture in China is not for fun. Instead, it is a lubricant, creating an occasion for your potential future business partners to let down their guard, and show their true colors. You are being watched while you drink. It’s part of the job.

Robert Wu

Glad that I have finally started writing about this 3-part series!

China Translated

China's "low-trust" society - Part 1

You made it, you own it

You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.

JD Flynn

The Pillar Podcast

Ep. 204: Smoking guns and unserious people

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A.M. Hickman

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Wasn’t that long ago I was homeless for five years. Did it by choice — dropped out, hated society. Still do, frankly. Figured I’d never marry, either.

Now look at me. It’s completely insane. Own a house outright, married a dream of a woman. Bookshelves, a desk, pounds of beef in the freezer, britches, boots, heat, a kiss in the morning ti…