The past two weeks have been odd ones for me. I will be a lawyer by trade, but I have acquired some secondary expertise in the business world. As is my habit, I shoot off my mouth on various occasions in a way that tends to strain credulity. Thus, a few years ago, I predicted... Continue Reading →

The e-yuan? I laughed when I initially read that out loud to myself. It honestly sounds like a childlike grunt of disgust at being forced to eat vegetables. Strangely enough, China's digitalization of its currency and expected universal rollout in 2021 is exactly that - a central government begrudgingly eating its vegetables by the mandate... Continue Reading →

I pick what groups and organizations that I associate with carefully - very, very carefully. I look for certain qualities - backbone, open minds, and collective intelligence to name a few - and, if I find an organization or group wanting in any of those traits, I take a hard pass on being associated with... Continue Reading →

I left a night of hard training at my Brazilian jiujitsu gym and checked my phone to read one of the eeriest things I have ever read on it: "Please write! Please write!" The messages were from an old casual acquaintance who is part of the National Guard contingent in Washington, D.C. The person described... Continue Reading →

I have a big mouth. No. I have a very big mouth. Nonetheless, I have an idea on when to keep it shut and merely be an observer on "history's" sidelines. As "experts" have bandied about what constitutional standard should apply to President Trump's pending impeachment trial and whether he can be convicted after he... Continue Reading →