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Charles Fort lived a century ago but is still invoked fairly frequently today: the "inspired clown" (as the screenwriter and playwright Ben Hecht called him) who haunted the New York Public Library, collecting reports of anomalous events and devising wild theories to account for them. Fort's influence after he died isn't as widely appreciated. But Joshua Blu Buhs makes a strong case in Think to New Worlds: The Cultural History of Charles Fort and His Followers that the eccentric writer cast a long shadow, leaving a mark not only on the world of Bigfoot hunters and UFO buffs but also in literat...
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The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, W.W. Norton & Company, 384 pages, $29.99 Joseph Stiglitz, a former chief economist of the World Bank, thinks that taxation is a precondition for freedom, not a threat to it. The current political problem, he argues in The Road to Freedom, is that the right (which for Stiglitz includes libertarians as well as conservatives) rejects the Founding Fathers' idea of no taxation without representation in favor of opposing any taxation at all. This is a problem, he continues, because market failures are more extensive and seve...
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The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence and the Politics of Policing in America, by Michelle S. Phelps, Princeton University Press, 304 pages, $29.95 Being a writer at the right place at the right moment is a mix of chance and preparation. Michelle Phelps, a University of Minnesota sociologist, began researching lethal police encounters and the politics of policing in Minneapolis in 2015. She was sitting at her desk writing up the results of her research on May 25, 2020, when a Minneapolis cop killed George Floyd. Phelps has now published The Minneapolis Reckoning, the results of reviewing h...
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London, United Kingdom, July 27th, 2023, FinanceWire Kinesis Money, the 1:1 gold and silver-backed monetary system, has established a global collaborative relationship with Valaurum, the manufacturer of the patented Aurum® gold bill, to produce a series of Kinesis gold bills containing small, practical amounts of gold for investment portfolios and global spending. Kinesis and Valaurum will be issuing a line of co-branded “Kinesis Aurum®” with unique custom designs, beginning with two bills containing one-tenth of a gram (100mg) and one gram of gold, respectively. The precise, micro-layer of go...
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Austin, United States, May 9th, 2023, FinanceWire At a time when many online sellers are struggling with cash flow crunches due to flailing economic conditions and reduced consumer spending, 8fig is focused on directly contributing to the sustained success of the ecommerce businesses in its network. This includes delegating more capital to finance ecommerce businesses and enhancing its supply chain management platform for online sellers. 8fig provides ecommerce businesses with bespoke funding plans that are optimized according to their supply chain and cash flow needs to accelerate growth. Onl...
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Your future is largely determined by how you plan your finances today. As you weigh your financial goals, you find it increasingly challenging to allocate funds to different needs and wants! You might want to invest in stock markets, REITs, bonds, or simply put aside funds for your kids. Timely financial planning makes your lifestyle organized! Well, as much as 56% of Americans don’t even have $1,000 in their savings account. What if a medical emergency arises and you are left out of funds to tackle the crisis? We would rather hope you don’t find yourself amidst this financially vulnerable pop...
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Books introduce us to fresh ideas and new perspectives, helping us to better understand the world and our place within it. This was especially useful in 2022 – a year marked by geopolitical shocks, rapid reversals in long-term trends, and tremendous uncertainty. Check out ten books that taught Oaktree team members important lessons about work, life, and how to make sense of a world that never stops changing. Q3 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Oaktree's Year-End Book RecommendationsHoward Marks \- Co-Chairman I read this extremely interesting book on self-justification last summer...
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Each year it recognises a book which provides the ‘most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues’. FT’s The 2022 Business Book Of The Year AwardThis year’s shortlisted books, selected by the eight distinguished judges (see below) are: Q2 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Find A Qualified Financial AdvisorFinding a qualified financial advisor doesn't have to be hard. SmartAsset's free tool matches you with up to 3 fiduciary financial advisors in your area in 5 minutes. Each advisor has been vetted by SmartAsset and is held to a fiduciary standard to act in your b...
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If you suspect that some of your key stakeholders, such as major investors, board members, or members of your leadership team, would not be supportive of a sale, that could be a good reason to delay initiating acquisition talks until you have had sufficient time to bring those parties further along on the journey. Although unanimous agreement may not always be possible, you do want to minimize the risk of insiders sabotaging your prospects or halting your momentum when you need it most. Q2 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more A while ago, a company that I had advised sent me a request...
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