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Joan Westenberg

Your truth doesn’t exist.

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1d ago

Your truth doesn’t exist.

1d ago

Joan Westenberg

I am not a prodigy

Rethinking life in a youth-obsessed culture

2d ago

I am not a prodigy

2d ago

Joan Westenberg

The Prussian Maverick who changed Europe

In 1712, a prince was born in Berlin.

3d ago

The Prussian Maverick who changed Europe

3d ago

Joan Westenberg

Trickle-down economics are bullshit.

In the 1980s, the preferred conservative economic policy went something like this: if you cut taxes and reduce regulations for the wealthy…

4d ago

Trickle-down economics are bullshit.

4d ago

Joan Westenberg

Patience, restraint, and nerves.

In October 1962, the world came close to annihilation.

5d ago

Patience, restraint, and nerves.

5d ago

Joan Westenberg

The dimming of a dream: how nuclear power lost itself

In the early years of the Space Race, the prospects of nuclear energy seemed limitless. As scientists in the US and USSR pushed the…

6d ago

The dimming of a dream: how nuclear power lost itself

6d ago

Joan Westenberg

Why I pay myself first — with my time.

We’ve all heard the personal finance advice popularised by Robert Kiyosaki: “Pay yourself first.”

May 20

Why I pay myself first — with my time.

May 20

Joan Westenberg

Business books are full of shit.

The business book Industrial Complex would have us believe that the keys to success are hiding in plain sight. For just $29.95, we can…

May 17

Business books are full of shit.

May 17

Joan Westenberg

Embrace the timeless wisdom of Ben Graham.

“Walter Lippmann spoke of men who plant trees that other men will sit under.

May 15

Embrace the timeless wisdom of Ben Graham.

May 15

Joan Westenberg

It’s an exploiter economy. Not a creator economy.

The creator economy is a shiny veneer hiding an ugly truth: it has nothing to do with empowering creators. It’s exploiting them for maximum…

May 10

It’s an exploiter economy. Not a creator economy.

May 10

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