big ideas
Afghanistan, rare earths, and China.
“In this week’s Where Stuff Comes From Briefing: How and why Rare Earth Elements and Afghanistan are a massive opportunity for whoever seizes it (re: China).” | learn more
Tag: Afghanistan
book recommendations
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Author: Khaled Hosseini About half-way through this one, I had to search the internet to confirm that it is indeed a work of fiction. When that was confirmed, I had a sigh of relief. Much of the book is incredibly […]
oh, chicago
‘War-Torn’ Chicago is more popular with tourists than ever.
“Chicago, described by President Trump and others as a hellish, dystopian crime scene akin to a ‘war-torn nation’ and ‘worse than Afghanistan’ is about to shatter all of its tourism records, including the one it set last year.” | learn more