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World Toilet Day. Yes, that is an actual thing at the United Nations. And Singapore is the country that made it happen.
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Atlas Shrugged Part I, Chapter 6: The Non-Commercial (Part 2) - The Equalization of Opportunity Bill
We pick up the second half of Chapter 6 right in the middle of Rearden’s anniversary party, and honestly, this section hit me harder than I expected. On the surface it’s a cocktail party. Under the surface, it’s a slow, painful dissection of a man surrounded by people who neither understand him nor want to.
Built to Sell Chapter 8: What Is Your Business Actually Worth?
Chapter 8 is called “The Number.” And it’s about that one question every business owner secretly thinks about but rarely says out loud. How much is my business actually worth?
Crack-Up Capitalism Chapter 7: Your Own Private Liechtenstein
There is a saying that if you light a cigarette as you enter Liechtenstein from Switzerland, you will still be smoking it when you cross into Austria. That is how small this place is. About the length of Manhattan. A green valley along the Rhine river. And yet, for certain libertarians and market radicals, this tiny country is a model for the future of civilization.
What It's Really Like Being a Small State at the UN
Imagine showing up to the most important meeting in the world. You’re representing your entire country. And you have a team of three people. Three.
Atlas Shrugged Part I, Chapter 6: The Non-Commercial (Part 1) - When Art Meets Philosophy
Chapter 6 is called “The Non-Commercial” and it opens by doing something Rand hasn’t really done yet. She takes us inside Hank Rearden’s personal life. Not the steel mills, not the business deals. His home. His marriage. His wedding anniversary party. And honestly, it’s painful to read.
Built to Sell Chapter 7: Growing Pains Every Owner Faces
Chapter 7 of Built to Sell is where the story gets real. Alex has been making big changes to his agency. He has a product now, a sales team, a process. Things are moving. But here’s the thing. Moving forward does not mean everything is smooth.
Crack-Up Capitalism Chapter 6: Cosplaying the New Middle Ages
Chapter 6 of Crack-Up Capitalism by Quinn Slobodian might be the weirdest chapter in the book. And I mean that in the best way. It is about libertarian thinkers who looked at the Middle Ages and said: “Yes, that. Let’s bring that back.”
How Small Countries Stood Up to the G20
Imagine 20 countries making big economic decisions for the entire planet. And nobody asked the other 170+ countries what they thought. That’s basically what happened after the 2008 financial crisis.
Atlas Shrugged Part I, Chapter 5: The Climax of the D'Anconias (Part 2) - The Money Speech
In Part 1 we went through the early years of Dagny and Francisco. The childhood races, the teenage years at the lodge, the first time everything became more than friendship. Now we pick up where things start going wrong. And by “wrong” I mean spectacularly, confusingly, heartbreakingly wrong.