The Anatomy of Underpinning Upheavals, Part III: Money, Kant, and the Platonic Shadows
Is there a Kantian Categorical Imperative for change in the international reserve system? A recent article by Bloomberg had the following introductory note: “All around the world, a backlash is brewing against the hegemony of the US dollar. Brazil...Burning Money: The Harm and Waste of Gas Flaring
It’s a striking image: a line of stick-thin metal towers arrayed across oilfields, spewing fireballs that wave like orange flags against the blue sky. The towers, appropriately called flare stacks, burn the gas that is produced during oil extraction in a process...Decoding Carbon Removal: Innovative Methods for Removing Greenhouse Gas
There are several different avenues of approach that have emerged to combat climate change. One is carbon reduction which includes the removal of carbon from the atmosphere. Subsequently, a new carbon trading sector has emerged and carbon emissions has become one of...The Battleground of Plenty and Poverty: Reflections on Africa
This week, we will be continuing our series on emerging economies with some comments on Africa. Like many of the regions we have explored in this commentary series on emerging economies, the situation facing Africa presents a two-sided conundrum. On the one hand,...Market Fundamentals and Direction: Reflections from the Attic of History, Part I
Reflecting over the last three years leaves us with a puzzling enigma: Is this a different world and a different market than the one we were facing in 2019? Unequivocally, the answer is yes, given the pandemic, along with the fiscal and monetary responses to it, the...Sign Up for Our Publications
