What would it feel like to live in a declining empire? That’s the question I’ve had ruminating in my mind. To understand what living in a declining empire feels like we should understand the economic and societal shifts that are likely to happen during such an event.
Author: W. Smith
Everything Feels Awful
Why do otherwise intelligent people think everything is awful?
A Thank You To My Father
It’s been months since I last posted. During this time my father was diagnosed with, and succumbed to, lung cancer. While I anticipate my experience may produce future thoughts on the U.S. health care system, today is about my father’s passing.
Freud called one’s father’s death “the most important event, the most poignant loss, of a man’s life.” This has been paraphrased to something like “you are not a real, independent adult until you bury one parent.”
China’s High-Wire Act
China is the single thing I read most about this year. I want to learn both about the history and the current leadership because it is both a unique culture and many argue the heir apparent to the superpower throne.