This post continues with the first on global governance. I list several example to show that the US is cornering its competitors instead of living with them. I then list reasons why this is the case. We have Americans who just care about being the sole superpower in the world; we also have value crusaders, value suspecters, fighters and cake eaters. …
This long post gathers my thoughts on global governance. The world faces not only the dangers of WWIII and nuclear attacks but also a retreat to the pre-globalization era. The antidote is to emphasize fact-finding, switch from excessive ideology to a balanced fight for justice, peace and prosperity. Defending ideology was a excellent fight back in WWII and Cold War, but no longer pays today. I list economic and ideological reasons why excessive ideology spells trouble in international affairs and global governance. A future post will give more operational details for reaching the International Justice, Peace & Prosperity (JPP) goals. …
I was shocked to learning just now, about 10 minutes ago, that Bill Gates has told us two months ago what the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus can do
Before we move onto global governance, it makes sense to talk about domestic governance and how ideas and practices in insurance can help. There is an public health crisis in
We can learn from the insurance business, its rules and regulations to help global governance and to prevent catastrophe like the Russian-Ukraine war. The US has the most developed and most balanced domestic insurance policies and we can leverage the insights in international affairs. …
After a month long stressful preparation I finally took and passed my California Property & Casualty (P&C) License Exam yesterday (April 12) and oh boy I was feeling overwhelmed for
Putin has no valid reason to invade Ukraine and justice is on the Ukraine side. Meanwhile Russian’s security concern should be respected, just like any other country in the world, regardless of how you label it ideologically. Both sides have their own problems and responsibility, and we should respect the courage of some Ukrainians without ignoring the problems the country faces. We should avoid going to extremes such as wishing Russia to collapse. Decision science brings hopes to the future. …
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) alone will neither create authoritarianism nor democracy. It is the rule of law as the strategic institution that determines the nature of CBDC. We should have patience as many things in CBDC have not been set in stone. The best principles are institutional inclusiveness and efficiency in transition. A hybrid CBDC model seems to be the best path to balance public and private safety and privacy, to lead to institutional inclusiveness and transitional efficiency. …
The idea came to me three days ago and I decided to put it into action. It took me two days from idea generation to complete composition. I did not
This post is inspired by two things. The first is a CNBC report of the 28 year old “Miss Excel” made $100,000 in one day by having a unique way
