Tag: ultra-unreal

• The Wealth Detective Who Finds the Hidden Money of the Super Rich

  August 24, 2020

  Thirty-two-year-old French economist Gabriel Zucman scours spreadsheets to find secret offshore accounts. At that moment, Zucman was also pondering whether to pursue a doctorate. He was already skeptical of mainstream… more ›

• Why clever people say silly things

  August 2, 2020

  More knowledge is touted as the vaccine against ‘alternative facts’, half truths and misconceptions. But what if our brains are the problem, not the solution? These answers are no longer… more ›

• The Bling Dynasty

  July 15, 2020

  “Luxury in China is not frivolous. It is not superficial. Luxury is a tool of success on the battlefield of life.” – Tom Doctoroff, CEO J.W.T. Asia Pacific The Chinese… more ›

• Moscow High Society — the Story INSTITUTE

  July 15, 2020

  As Western capitalism entrenches and matures within a new generation of Moscow wealth, the economic divide grows, and the elite define themselves by gilding their modern miens with the traditions… more ›

• The role of capitalism in the rise of populism

  February 6, 2017

  The role of capitalism in the rise of populism » LONDON – The biggest political surprise of 2016 was that everyone was so surprised. more ›

• Modern China is So Crazy It Needs a New Literary…

  August 21, 2016

  Modern China is So Crazy It Needs a New Literary Genre » Translated from the Chinese by Thomas Moran. The first thing I should do, of course, is explain what… more ›