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Marcel Proust: The Poetry of Dozing, Waking and Awaking, and of Life and Death
It seems to us as if Marcel Proust’s “Recherche” is in essence about Mr. Proust processing and articulating the many visionary reviews of his life he experienced either during wake triggered lucid dreaming experiences or in more serious near-death, out-of-body-sleep situations, all of which he was prone to have due to his lifelong battle with extremely severe asthma. Continue reading
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Tagged creative narcissism, Free Society, Philosophy of Freedom
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Charles Swann: The Kind of High Finance Player / Homme d’Esprit the World Desperately Needs!
Any High Finance Industry should be proud to have such a fine systemic-risk analyst like Mr. Proust’s Charles Swann serving it. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Ethical Capitalism, Finance, Poetry
Tagged capitalistic existentialism, creative narcissism, Free Society, Political Leadership
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Who can succeed Chancellor Merkel in Germany?
On Nov. 20, the Liberal Democratic Party (FDP) tanked all efforts by Chancellor Merkel to form a four-party-coalition government in Germany. This move signals the beginning of the end of Ms. Merkel’s formidable rule over political affairs in Germany. Continue reading
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Tagged creative narcissism, Free Society, Policy and PR, Political Leadership
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Starbucks is no place for Wittgenstein’s Nephew
An essay on the importance of coffee shops in the digital era, – one that hopefully can do Thomas Bernhard justice ….
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The Fourth Estate in the US works magnificently
Tweet Comment on the US media resistance to the Trump Presidency Yet again, we have gone silent for quite a while now. And as before, there is a compelling reason for that. We are entirely consumed by the epic battle … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Society, Policy and PR, Political Leadership, Politicians, Realpolitik
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The Buddhist versus the Biblical versus the Existentialist versus the Bourgeois Business Model
Different philosophies and faiths entail different business models. Here are some of them. Enjoy! Continue reading
Orlando, Magnanville, Birstall…. Out of the box-thinking is required to deal with the rising tide of lunacy and hate in our digital society
Tweet Observation a day after the killing of British MP Jo Cox Yesterdays’s murder of British Labour MP Jo Cox has left us just as devastated as the mass shooting in Orlando and the killing of Jean-Baptiste Savaing and Jessica … Continue reading
From Hollywood Boulevard to Molenbeek and beyond
Tweet A reflection on the horrendous terror attacks in Brussels On Saturday, March 19, it was Sean Baker’s highly insightful movie “Tangerine” (http://www.magpictures.com/tangerine/) that caught our attention. “Tangerine” stands in the tradition of Alexandre Duma’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, … Continue reading
A trivial pursuit on Donald Trump, the candidate and the possible President
The 2015/16 US primary has been way more entertaining than the races in previous election years. And all this is largely due to Donald Trump’s presence in the Republican primary. To honor the mileage we have gotten out of his campaign we have drawn up a couple of trivia questions that swirl around a possible Trump presidency. Continue reading
Turmoil in the currency markets after Switzerland’s decision to distance itself from the EURO
Would people in France and Italy who feel bad about their current situation feel less bad if they had their own local currency back? Continue reading
