Introduction Imagine waking to a world where the promise of progress feels like a distant echo, replaced by a subtle fog of strain that touches every corner of daily life. Born in 1971 amid the fading hum of Britain’s industrial heartlands, I grew up witnessing the shift from factory floors to service economies, where hard […]
Introduction Imagine navigating a world where economic volatility swings like a pendulum, geopolitical tensions fracture long-held alliances, personal identities feel increasingly siloed yet globally amplified, and technologies evolve faster than our instincts can adapt. This is the reality many face today—a raging river of change that leaves people disoriented, swept along without control over their
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Introduction In ancient Athens, I could have stood on the Pnyx hill, faced a crowd of thousands, and in three minutes swayed the city’s course—war, law, or exile decided by my words and their votes. No party machines, no bureaucrats, just citizens shaping their world directly. Fast forward to 2025’s United Kingdom, where my voice
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Introduction The ink was barely dry on the Federal Reserve’s July 30, 2025, decision to hold interest rates at 4.25–4.5% when President Trump dropped a bombshell: sweeping new tariffs on imports, announced August 1, 2025, slapping 10% duties on most countries and up to 41% on heavyweights like China, Canada, and Mexico, while sparing 92
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Introduction: A New Dawn for Cryptocurrency In July 2025, the U.S. Congress passed two transformative pieces of legislation—the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act and the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act)—ushering in a new era for cryptocurrency. For over a decade, the crypto industry has navigated a regulatory wilderness,
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Money & Power Essays 4 of 8 Introduction Five thousand years ago, a Mesopotamian farmer hefted a sack of barley, its weight a promise of trust—payment for a tool, a debt settled under the watchful eye of a temple overseer. In March 2025, a coder in a dimly lit room watches Solana tokens stream through
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Introduction A theory has gained traction among financial analysts and investors suggesting that the U.S. government, under the Trump administration, might be intentionally allowing or even engineering a stock market crash. The proposed motive? To drive down Treasury bond yields and make refinancing the country’s massive debt more affordable. This theory suggests that by inducing
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In March 2025, the Trump administration announced a bold initiative to establish a “Crypto Strategic Reserve” comprising major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. This move, revealed via Truth Social and timed just before the US Crypto Summit on March 7, 2025, marks a significant pivot from President Donald Trump’s earlier skepticism
Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025 has thrust his foreign policy back into the spotlight, igniting debates about how he will navigate a world of escalating tariffs, regional conflicts, and great power rivalry. Amid trade wars with China and shifting U.S. postures in the Middle East and Ukraine, a compelling framework
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Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in 2025 has reignited debates about his foreign policy playbook, particularly his approach to great power rivalry. One compelling lens through which to interpret his actions is the possibility that he is fostering a pragmatic rapprochement with Russia to undermine China’s ascendance. This perspective—rooted in realpolitik and Trump’s transactional
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