Weekly Recap
Times of Acceleration Are Here—How We Profit ('Crisis Investing' Issue), Trouble with Mamdani’s Rise, Doug & Matt on Azerbaijan, Fed Cuts Again—Coming Dollar Destruction, Matt on Their Azerbaijan Trip
Electing Zohran — Same Folly in a Glossy Wrapper
Right now, as I write this, New Yorkers are casting their votes in record-breaking early voting turnout. More than 160,000 people voted in the first weekend alone—quadruple the 2021 numbers. Polls ar…
Cultural Crossroads: Istanbul to Azerbaijan
Doug and I recorded this one from Istanbul, fresh off a trip through Azerbaijan — one of the strangest, most revealing countries either of us has seen.
The Dollar Destruction That Was—and Is—Coming
The Federal Reserve just delivered what everyone expected—another rate cut. At yesterday’s FOMC meeting, Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a 0.25% reduction, bringing total cuts since June to 1.5%. A…
Our Strange Trip to Azerbaijan
Doug and I just returned from a trip to Azerbaijan. We were invited by our mutual German friend, Kolja Spori, who is the founder of ETIC, Extreme Travelers International Congress. It was quite a trip…