THE DARK SIDE OF CHINA´S NATIONAL RENEWAL / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The dark side of China’s national renewal The race-based ideas of the country’s leaders have unwelcome historical echoes by: Jamil Ande...

AN IMF BRIDGE TO SOMEWHERE FOR GREECE? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

An IMF Bridge to Somewhere for Greece? Mohamed A. El-Erian . ZURICH – The International Monetary Fund has resurrected an old techni...

CALLING CHINA´S BLUFF ON NORTH KOREA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Calling China’s Bluff on North Korea By Xander Snyder The U.S. is pushing China deeper into a corner over the crisis...

HOW ACATIONS AFFECT YOUR HAPPINESS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

How Vacations Affect Your Happiness By Tara Parker-Pope     . Christie Johnston for The New York Times Do vacations make you happ...

FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE MARKETS? MAYBE YOU SHOULDN´T READ THIS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Feel Good About the Markets? Maybe You Shouldn’t Read This By JAMES B. STEWART . Traders outside the New York Stock Exchange. Investor...

ALL IN TIL IT DROPS, FORGET ALL WARNINGS; THE ULTIMATE HIGH RISK GAME / SAFE HAVEN

All In Til It Drops, Forget All Warnings; The Ultimate High Risk Game By: Doug Wakefield I have not posted to the blog recently since...

ON LEADERSHIP, VIRTUE AND VICE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

On Leadership, Virtue and Vice By George Friedman   Last week there was a fire in a high-rise building in London that ...

GLOBAL BLAST-OFF TRADE SETUP / THEGOLDANDOILGUY.COM

Global Blast-Off Trade Setup  . Our analysis of the global markets and metals markets are prompting us to issue a warning that may ...

WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF A U.S.-CHINA WAR? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

What Are the Odds of a U.S.-China War? Handicapping whether the rise of one power inevitably leads to armed conflicto By Andrew Browne ...