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J.D. Tuccille at the Reason: “Cash was once a staple in the economy, but it’s fast becoming a relic of the past,” according to an April report on Australia’s financial
Continue readingAustralians Abandon Physical Cash and the Freedom It Protects
How things were going for Pakistan during the period 1960 thru 1991 (30 years). And what happened over the next 30 years (1991 thru 2022). 3 graphs below–out of the
By Greenbarge Reporters: Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukayode, has said that corrupt political leaders have no tribe, religion but are bound together by their
Continue readingNigeria: ‘Corrupt Leaders Have No Tribe But United By Common Greed’
–The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce (OICCI) has called for a ban on Rs5,000 banknotes to prevent currency circulation… –OICCI has also suggested making the national tax number (NTN) mandatory
William H. Janeway at Project Syndicate: Whether mobilizing for war or (re)constructing advanced manufacturing capabilities in peacetime, success turns on the functioning of complex supply chains. But this truth was
by Habib Khan, Quetta: Last week, fans of the Tottenham Hotspur football Club in England supported their opponents, the Manchester City, and wanted City to win. This was because, in
Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay in Polycrisis: Biden’s announcement this week to sharply raise tariffs on Chinese imports is an escalation in the yearslong tariff war on China. The new tariffs specifically
James Stewart in The New York Times: It’s been 14 years since Goldman Sachs was vilified as a “vampire squid” by Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone. “Organized greed always defeats disorganized
Continue readingIn the Corporate World, Woke Is the Rage But Greed Is Still King
Steven Pearlstein in The Washington Post: It is one of the recurring plotlines in the psychodrama of U.S. politics: A talented and charismatic young reformer goes to Washington, is hailed for
Continue readingThe Education of Lina Khan, Whose Superpower is Busting Monopolies
By Sam Wasson at Air Mail: I haven’t seen Megalopolis, the new, four-decades-in-the-making film by Francis Ford Coppola, but I don’t have to know whether it’s good, bad, or, like
Continue readingFrancis Ford Coppola Fears His $100m Opus Megalopolis May Never Reach Theaters
By Daniel Chandler at Time: The publication of Rawls’s magnum opus A Theory of Justice in 1971 marks a watershed moment in the history of political thought, drawing favourable comparisons
Continue readingTo Fight Inequality, America Needs to Rethink Its Economic Model
The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is of paramount importance for the rulers, as the lives and livelihoods of over 240 million Pakistanis are tied to this fuel–finding a solution is top