Posts Tagged ‘ Economics ’

A Call To Arms

15/08/2011
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A Call To Arms

We begin today with a short journey in Chinese literature and history. In 1922, a book was published by Lǔ Xùn (鲁迅) entitled 呐喊 (Nahan), or A Call To Arms. In the preface, Xun discusses a story of an event that happened to him while studying medicine in Japan. He was presented with a...

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American Ingenuity vs. German Engineering?

22/07/2011
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American Ingenuity vs. German Engineering?

I saw this commercial the other day. Actually, I saw the 30 second version, but this is the full version. It opens up a lot of questions and thoughts about current debates going on around the world right now. If you are lazy, I'll summarize: Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google,...

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American Civil War Revisted 150 Years Later

03/03/2011
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March 4 marks the anniversary of the American Civil War. When the new President (Abraham Lincoln) took office, seven states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America. Tensions continued to rise in an attempt to protect the Union. On April 12, 1861 the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter in...

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Election Deflection

05/11/2010
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Election Deflection

A lot of people expected a lot of things from the midterm elections in 2010. A lot of conclusions have been drawn from this election. What does it all mean? Where do we go from here? What is going to happen? Unfortunately, I'm too pessimistic lately to draw any conclusions from the midterm elections. ...

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This Is Not A Prophecy, This Is Just A Warning

07/09/2010
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A victim in a system about cold cash If you don't make it then they treat you like trash Dispose of you tonight if not in the morning This is not a prophecy, this is just a warning ...

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