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1) Race has always been the central dividing line in American politics. It would be a mistake to underestimate Trump and the power of white hype as an electoral strategy.

1) Few Americans truly understand the racial schism separating white and black citizens. Let us consider America's biography.THREAD 2/3 2) The Reconstruction Act of 1867 granted voting rights to

1) In "The End of Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America," historian Greg Grandin explores the meaning of the frontier over the long

1) I have found it useful to study the 1970s Nifty Fifty era as it appears to have considerable overlap to the so-called FAANG stocks of today. 2) The Nifty

1) From the time Trump first announced his run for the White House, most of Silicon Valley has been motioning through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression,

1) Five years ago, Ken Langone asked Stan Druckenmiller, "What is the biggest mistake you made and what did you learn from it?" 2) Druck said in 1999, after Yahoo

1) Of all the early warning signs that can help prevent investment disasters, one stands out: COMFORT. 2) It’s our natural tendency to seek comfort; but in investing, when we

I just finished "Managing Oneself" by Peter Drucker. It is a great short book I wish I had discovered earlier. Here are some lessons that stuck with me: 1) The

1/ Ed Viesturs is the only American to have climbed all of the world’s 14 mountains over 8,000 meters, and only the sixth person to do so without the aid

Some thoughts on Silicon Valley's endgame. We have long said the biggest risk to the bull market is an Uber IPO. That is now upon us. 1) In 2015, venture

1) In Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Edwin Lefevre chronicles how Jesse Livermore waited watchfully for an opportunity to short the stock market after multiple failed attempts. He nearly went

1) In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a princess of the legendary city of Troy, and the most beautiful of King Priam’s daughters. She was seduced by Apollo, who gave her