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February 14, 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina It’s clear that in today’s world, young people are constantly getting the shaft. Everyone is, really. But in many ways, young people have it the worst. Youth unemployment rates in ‘rich’ countries are shocking. Abysmal. Young people are the last to be hired and
February 13, 2014 Santiago, Chile The IRS scandal caused a massive uproar last year when it was revealed that the agency was deliberately targeting non-profit political groups solely based on their names or political themes. One of those groups was called True the Vote, a grassroots, non-partisan organization that recruits
February 12, 2014 Santiago, Chile Three million percent. That’s the investment return that Andy Bechtolsheim has made on his Google investment. If you had parked $100,000 in Google stock when it IPO’d ten years ago, your investment would be worth $1.4 million today. Not bad. But Andy was one of
February 11, 2014 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile I’ve recently read about a program in California whereby inmates at San Quentin state prison plant organic gardens within the prison’s walls: It’s an incredible irony that, in doing so, these convicted felons are achieving a level of resilience and security that many
February 10, 2014 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile 631 people renounced their US citizenship in the 4th quarter of 2013. This is an entire order of magnitude higher than the 45 people who renounced in 4Q/2012. And in total, 3,000 Americans renounced their citizenship in 2013– another record high. The previous record (1,777) was set in […]
February 6, 2014 Lakes region, Chile Last week in his State of the Union address, the President of the United States laid the groundwork for a new government program he calls “MyRA”. As he explained to the American people, this program will allow US taxpayers the ability to loan their
February 5, 2014 Panguipulli, Chile As you may know, I’m an avid reader. I devour especially historical accounts of any kind, because I consider lessons of history to be invaluable. As the Latin proverb says: Historia magistra vitae est—history is life’s teacher. One of my all-time favorite books is a
February 4, 2014 Pucon, Chile In my travels to 100+ countries over the years, I’ve discovered that there is an indubitable abundance of great places to be. There are rapidly developing countries in Asia right now on the cusp of massive social and economic transformations, replete with huge opportunities for
January 31, 2014 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile First of all, a very Happy New Year to our many Chinese readers. According to the ancient Zodiac, today we are shedding the coils of the year of the Snake in favor of the Horse. Given this symbology, it is perhaps a very
January 30, 2014 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile Zimbabwe. You remember those guys, right? The country’s plight with its currency became world famous, the butt of untold jokes in economic circles. At its height, hyperinflation in Zimbabwe reached nearly 90 sextillion in 2008. That’s a 9 with 22 zeros. To put
I have an old acquaintance named Sam who has a hell of a deal for you. Sam is actually a pretty famous guy with a big reputation. Unfortunately he has been a bit down and out on his luck lately… but he’s trying to make a comeback. And Sam is
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens: This summer we will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. This senseless, destructive war was started and championed by politicians who cared nothing for the 9 million people who lost their lives. And in doing
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