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Centuries are a bit like late-blooming teenagers; they don’t really develop their full character until their mid-twenties. The electric, modern age of the 20th century didn’t dominate the zeitgeist until the “roaring twenties”, while the first 14 years had seemed more like an Edwardian...
Originally published September 2022. We continue with the next instalment in the series on Nobel laureate authors, some of whom may not stand the test of time. As the first...
Originally published July 2022. Jonathan Haidt’s latest essay, 'Why the Past 10 Years of American Life have Been Uniquely Stupid', calls attention to concerns related to how...
On 30 June 2022, purchasers of Hengda Longting apartments in Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, issued a public notification of intending to stop paying home...
Originally published August 2022. Is history repeating itself? It’s not the first time that Jews have felt it necessary to flee Russia, but the invasion of Ukraine has...
It’s easy to believe that life on Earth is getting ever worse. The media constantly highlight one catastrophe after another and make terrifying predictions. With a torrent of...
Why it makes sense to have a targeted approach. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a high priority for real estate investors. Affording significant weight to ESG...
It is interesting, but depressing to me, that the more eminent a college or university is perceived to be, the more outrageous are efforts by administrators to stifle individual...
Is investors’ preference for them warranted? An important issue for investors is that of how to structure their exposure to commercial real estate. A common allocation strategy...
Intelligence agencies are secretive organisations that generate secret products. Their reports come adorned with reminders to maintain discretion: “Top Secret” this, “Sensitive...