Maximizing your EV in life
Until a couple of months ago we were living at an apartment where we had quite a variety of furniture; I had some hand-me-downs as well as a lot of furniture from Ikea that had already been moved around a couple of times and was already a little beaten up; my girlfriend had a bedroom… [Read More]
Power & sex sometimes get mixed up with each other, leading to sexual indiscretions. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, recently accused of sexual assault, knows this all too well. As a member of the French Socialist Party, perhaps he was taking “from each according to their ability; to each according to their needs” just a little bit too… [Read More]
Ever since the 2008 global financial crisis and ensuing recession, I’ve developed a growing interest in economics and politics. Before then, I didn’t really feel like anything made sense to me. I would identify with many liberal values; to me, wanting to help the poor and give underprivileged people better opportunities is a noble thing… [Read More]
Those of us lucky enough to live in the wealthy western countries enjoy an unparalleled amount of freedom compared with some other places around the world. I think we could use some more since there are a lot of things going on in the western countries that come across as unfair and against freedom, but… [Read More]
Sometimes I look back on the changes of the first half of the 20th century, and I try to put myself in the shoes of someone growing up in that time and imagine what it must have been like to experience life in that period. I think back to 100 years ago, which is really… [Read More]
