The Reckoning: The nastiest US general election ever
America is in for a melodramatic end to the pandemic year. The US presidential election is turning nasty and may…
5 years ago
Economics & Markets
Do cyborgs dream of electric pigs?
As part of an occasional series on AI, Victor Hill considers some new thinking on how machines might one day…
5 years ago
Journal of the Plague Year X – Political Vaccinology
With nearly one million deaths worldwide from Covid-19, who will get the vaccine first? Will it work? And there is…
5 years ago
Is gold going mainstream?
Gold, as an asset class, has had many detractors, particularly amongst the institutional community, but is that about to change?
5 years ago
Tulips!
The latest Dutch tulip harvest is in, and experts confidently predict another bumper year for tulip growers and tulip investors…
5 years ago
Mr Sunak’s Challenge: How will we pay for coronavirus?
How will the government manage the colossal deficit resulting from the coronavirus pandemic? And if taxes must rise in the…
5 years ago
Journal of the Plague Year IX – The Cloud of Unknowing
At a global level, the coronavirus pandemic is not only still with us but is intensifying. There are still major…
5 years ago
Welcome to the Splinternet: What it means for investors
Remember the World Wide Web? It’s over. The global internet is fracturing along the major geopolitical fault lines, writes Victor…
5 years ago
Winning the wrong game
If you are currently picking up nickels in front of steamrollers, you may wish to start playing a different game,…
5 years ago
Britain breaks free – and wonders what to do next
Victor Hill considers why is the Johnson government finding it so difficult to articulate what Global Britain will look like,…
5 years ago