“Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one’s wishes.” – Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. In 1792, the United States Mint commenced production of the United States…
If violence is not solving your problem, you are not using it enough. The US was founded basically by taking over and killing off almost all of the natives in the country. With violence it started its history. With violence…
When there is money to be earned, people will jump on it. As the amount gets higher, more competition will come and along with it, its fair share of politics. Any low level political decision will minimally include multiple objectives,…
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been proven to be better for the environment, hence it will be adopted. Because it will be adopted, it has a future. Certain countries have already started building the necessary infrastructure for it and pushing it…
Electric vehicles (EVs), touted as the next generation vehicle to make the Earth a greener place to live in. The effort to push through EVs and phase out gas (also known as petrol) powered cars has been welcomed by many…
Few years back I was talking to a junior staff about the need to know current affairs, and he asked me this question: “Why should I know current affairs? I just work at my job, save up and live my…
On 13 May 1787, a fleet of 11 ships consisting of 2 Royal Navy vessels, 3 store ships and 6 convict transports left England for New Holland to establish a penal colony. This fleet of 11 ships was known as…
After marriage, most Japanese women became housewives, as is their culture. Beyond a certain age, companies also often showed discrimination towards women in terms of attitude and salary, making the workplace very unfavourable. Pushed by culture and tradition, these young…
In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Pompeii, Herculaneum and several Roman…
Today we will talk about something light-hearted, non-financial but practical for everyone. In one of my previous articles, I talked about the financial and investment considerations when buying a house. Today we will talk about other non-financial factors, which either…
This is not a religious piece, nor am I promoting Christianity, but to use the example of the inner workings of a church to explain an elaborate scam. There will be some concepts of Christianity that is essential to this…
Started moving house yesterday, and am busy with unpacking and cleaning up the new house. Will come back with new posts a few days later.