I deserve to be punished! Yesterday, I received some mail from subscribers in response to my article about the end of the empire: “More buggered than an alter boy at the Vatican”. This is a witch hunt against the clergy. Can’t you see that? You perpetuate the lies and I

It was back in the early 1800’s that the Brits left the sodden, miserable shores of their murky island, grabbed their trumpets, tucked their trousers into the socks, and began conquering the world with the cunning use of flags. Like all good conquerors, they had a backup plan in the event

Earlier this week I discussed Zimbabwe – the country that took and continues to take ineptitude to a whole new level. Specifically, we discussed how the liquidity of assets gets impacted when things go really pear shaped. I think it’s worth understanding this process. There are certain dynamics that are very

I warn you… I’ll get hate mail for this. I am a bad person. Perhaps, I spent too much time in European cities because Athens and Greece in particular always failed to impress me. Ok, they have a lot of crumbly buildings. But so do every other country in the

Economists measure economic variables. That’s a problem. They are but one piece of an incredibly complex puzzle: Behavioural psychology isn’t considered. Different realm… not their business. Warfare and the economics of it are measured poorly, if at all. Consider for a moment the impact of technology on every aspect of

Have you ever been to one of those embassy type parties where at the start everyone’s manners are impeccable, the 5-course meal is eaten with so many different knives and forks of varying shapes and sizes that you long for a spoon (or a piece of toast), and where the conversation is