- Corruption facilitates smuggling rosewood from Madagascar to China
- Can China “police the commons” with top-down, data-driven methods (rather than encouraging bottom up community self-policing?)
- China’s “Belt and Road” program is not just about logistics, but collecting a group of countries that is economically indebted and politically subservient. The irony is that China was abused in the same way in the past (Opium wars, etc.)
- These guys are giving a second chance to the people Trump wants to ruin
- Cyber warfare inflicts massive collateral damage (an update on my fears)
- Great visualization of US/USSR(Russia) arms sales ($ for death) since 1950.
- How to be a “good” troublemaker.
- A great essay on jobs that are “useful” (creating value) vs jobs that are “bullshit” (transferring value). Which is yours?
- John Oliver does economics proud explaining Trump’ ignorance on trade.
- How are we evolving with and changing Nature?