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The sky was filled, darkened by so many creatures. Each year they pass, the autumn and now spring. Flying north, south, north again. A rhythm, like the tides, tulips. Each cycle a spectacle, a little miracle. And high in the air, moving as one, they turn, sometimes sharply, instantaneously, or split into two flocks, or three, only to later merge again. Or not. We will never know why they move so. And in that mystery,

Hope all goes well… “Effective as of March 15, 2021, the titles of Elon Musk and Zach Kirkhorn have changed to TechnoKing of Tesla and Master of Coin, respectively,” wrote Tesla in a brief SEC filing. “Elon and Zach will also maintain their respective positions as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,” stated the company, as reality and fantasy continue to merge before our eyes. Our youth, dissolving i

Art is alone amongst all creations. Out of nothing emerges something – an inconsequential amount of material with no intrinsic value can become priceless. It is also true that knowledge is power. And thus valuable. But knowledge is disseminated through time, socialized, becoming a common good. High art, by contrast, holds its value over vast stretches of time. No doubt, part of the reason is its scarcity. Often

Hope all goes well… “Okay, so now please explain how these things are going to change the world,” asked the CIO. He was not referring to the global transition to monetary/fiscal policy coordination which will interact with political, social and geopolitical forces to create a future quite unlike our recent past. We had already discussed that. He was asking about digital assets, blockchain, tokenization. Virtualizatio

“The 19th century was defined by the formation of nation states. The US had just emerged from its UK ties, the treaty of Vienna created countries such as the Netherlands, France just had its revolution and rid itself of Napoleon, Germany unified and Italy became a nation state,” said the Dutchman, a private investor, his fortune built in the markets, trade, finance. “The 20th century was the era of the establishment

Hope all goes well… “April 5th is our day!” texted Mara, having locked down our upcoming vaccine date. And marveling at how long this thing has dragged on, I went back to my opening paragraph from April 5, 2020. A pandemic time capsule: “Hey, look who it is!” said Jackson, feigning surprise. “Whoa, it’s Dad!” said Charlie, facetious. Teddy and Olivia laughed; it has become the running joke. Three weeks into isolation

“The state of the world is always evolving,” said Beltway. “The set of possible futures is continually changing,” he said, a prominent economist, advising administrations. “And sometimes, a new potentiality appears in our peripheral vision, something that is either entirely novel or resembles a previous period in history that is so distant that its return would be a shock.” In the background, a new administration rac

Hope all goes well… “So let me get this straight Dad,” said Charlie, jogging, the road icy, dark outside. “In normal families, when you don’t clean your room, you say sorry Mom,” he said. I agreed, running with my youngest two boys, our latest 5:30am ritual. “But in our crazy family, when you don’t clean your room, you have to run 150 miles in 50 days,” he said, laughing at the injustice of it, but always game for a

“Faith, cynicism, skepticism,” said the CIO. “The faithful believe in something, cynics believe in nothing, skeptics find the balance,” he continued. “Western society was built on a foundation of healthy skepticism, and this is quite clearly being lost. It is easiest to observe in Washington which makes sense because the political costs of polarization in today’s world are declining,” he said. “We increasingly see th