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The India-China Rivalry by Robert D. Kaplan

By Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor, As the world moves into the second decade of the 21st century, a new power […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Educating Ourselves Into Shackles?

By Brian Stoffel There’s a cancer that threatens to poison the global economic recovery, and it’s not Europe or the […]

By Aidualc | 20 Apr 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)

For Richer (Not For Poorer): The Inequality Crisis of Marriage

By contributors@theatlantic.com (Nancy Cook) | The Atlantic A Corvette. A home in the Hamptons. A Hermes handbag. Oh, and marriage. […]

By Aidualc | 19 Apr 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)

Europe’s Economic Suicide

By PAUL KRUGMAN On Saturday The Times reported on an apparently growing phenomenon in Europe: “suicide by economic crisis,” people […]

By Aidualc | 18 Apr 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Many U.S. Immigrants’ Children Seek American Dream Abroad

By KIRK SEMPLE Samir N. Kapadia seemed to be on the rise in Washington, moving from an internship on Capitol […]

By Aidualc | 17 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America | Comments (0)

Oxstones Food for Thought – April 2012 – A Big Thank You to Mr. Market for Precious Metal Opportunities!

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club, 4/14/12 Some of you have inquired whether you […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Apr 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Stocks | Comments (0)

I’m Worried

By David Kotok,  cumber.com site, A note to readers. This 2000-word commentary is a longer-term view; think in terms of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Iran’s Strategy

By George Friedman, Stratfor website, For centuries, the dilemma facing Iran (and before it, Persia) has been guaranteeing national survival […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Apr 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East | Comments (0)

Kass: Liquidity Rally Over, Investors Face Reality

By Greg Brown, Money News.com, Investors high on easy money from the Fed are about to find out the real […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Apr 12 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Singapore – Gateway to Southeast Asia

By Mark Mobius and Dennis Lim, Mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/03/31/singapore-gateway-to-southeast-asia/#more-1388 Singapore is a special place for me. This small city with few natural […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)