Category Archives: Business/Investment

Democracy & Dictatorship

Posted on December 1, 2019 by stockfessor

Despite being on opposite ends by definition, democracy and dictatorship overlaps to a certain degree in real life. How? To the common people, democracy simply means one person one vote. It is not easy to achieve this simple goal in … Continue reading →

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Strength in Diversity

Posted on October 1, 2019 by stockfessor

Our world is blessed with great diversity if we look around. We humans classify our own diversity in terms of race, culture, religion and idea. With regard to plants and animals, we classify their diversity in a different way in … Continue reading →

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Space Exploration

Posted on July 1, 2019 by stockfessor

July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. In view of so many ills and miseries around the world, it is reasonable to ask whether space exploration is worthwhile. To cite two examples: America’s … Continue reading →

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Tackling Climate Change

Posted on June 5, 2019 by stockfessor

The human mind is governed by two sets of beliefs — material and non-material. The material aspect is easy to explain because it’s all about self-interest and money. The other aspect usually defies logic such as the belief in traditions, … Continue reading →

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Trust but Verify

Posted on May 1, 2019 by stockfessor

Whichever political system we live in, human societies must function on trust, else nothing gets done. The reason is that we depend on other people to do things that we are not able or willing to do. Some examples illustrate: … Continue reading →

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College Admissions Scandal

Posted on April 1, 2019 by stockfessor

Recently, the founder of the Edge College & Career Network, Rick Singer, has pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to charges of a national college admission bribery involving 50 wealthy parents paying a total of 25 million dollars for … Continue reading →

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Natural vs Human Laws

Posted on December 1, 2018 by stockfessor

There exist two kinds of laws: the laws of nature and the laws of humans. The former have been operating since the beginning of time. They govern the functioning of all non-living things not only on Earth but in the … Continue reading →

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EU and Brexit

Posted on November 1, 2018 by stockfessor

The European Union (EU) began in 1951 as the European Coal and Steel Community consisting of 6 founding members (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands). It has grown to the present size of 28 countries with free trade, … Continue reading →

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Peak Car and Peak Oil?

Posted on July 1, 2018 by stockfessor

An interesting article in Fortune Magazine (June 2018) talks about the changing technologies resulting in the so-called peak horse, peak car and possibly peak oil. Before the dawn of the motor car, the horse was the beast of burden providing … Continue reading →

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The Electric Motor

Posted on November 1, 2017 by stockfessor

The electric motor was invented in 1832 well before the gasoline engine in 1872, but the latter has gained predominance in the transportation sector. Why? Besides being simpler, smaller and lighter, the electric motor requires no supporting systems to operate … Continue reading →

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