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Continue reading →: On Patrons and ProgressLet’s take this blank page opportunity to expose one of this century’s biggest myths: that success supposedly rests on the individual’s ability to be entrepreneurial. In the age of fintechs and startups, I’m not saying personal effort doesn’t make a difference. I simply posit that the story of the self-made…
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Continue reading →: Moscow: RussiaIn a cab. From the Patriarch’s Ponds to Odintsovo. Moscow Never Sleeps plays on the radio. Only an orphan’s heart is colder than this city. I had the opportunity to visit Moscow upon the invitation of my beloved friend who works there. Russia is one of the few countries where it is…
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Continue reading →: Cairo, Giza and Aswan: EgyptAs I take a sip of my coffee and gaze at the view before me, I can’t help but wonder what Alexander the Great must have thought when he came to conquer Egypt and saw these three colossal pyramids rising ahead. That sight must have stirred something in him, surely.…
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Continue reading →: On the Upcoming Chinese Invasion of TaiwanOne morning in November 2021, I was watching the morning news. A well-known journalist, whose name I’ll leave out, was appearing as a guest to discuss the state of Turkish-American relations at the time. Near the end of her remarks, she briefly mentioned the growing stress along the Russian-Ukrainian border,…
