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The Bitcoin Leviathan
Founded in 1989 by Michael Saylor and Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy began life as a business intelligence (BI) software firm. Its early...

Ken Philips
Sep 23 min read


Is there meat beyond the tunnel?
Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) made an impressive debut on the Nasdaq exchange in May 2019, pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at $25...

Ken Philips
Aug 302 min read


The Hindenburg omen: how Fall 2021 foreshadowed the market crash of 2022
In the autumn of 2021, the mood on Wall Street was almost euphoric. The S&P 500 was climbing to new records, the Dow Jones Industrial...

Ken Philips
Aug 264 min read


Crisis and union: Mario Draghi, Itihad, and Europe’s last opportunity
Illusions shattered This article runs a parallel between Mario Draghi’s speech at the Meeting 2025 and The Finding – Itihad , the novel I...

Ken Philips
Aug 246 min read


The godfather of AI sounds the alarm
When Geoffrey Hinton, widely recognized as the godfather of AI, left Google in 2023, it was not to retire quietly. It was to sound the...

Ken Philips
Jul 286 min read


The Halloween scenario: is Bitcoin ready for the quantum era?
Quantum computing is no longer science fiction. Its rapid progress has the potential to break the very foundation of Bitcoin’s security....

Ken Philips
Jul 242 min read


H.G. Wells: The prophet of the future we are now living
From science fiction to futurism By the 1930s, Wells’s warnings became more urgent and more direct. The Great Depression had shattered...

Ken Philips
Jul 156 min read


The Twelve Days War ceasefire: A great opportunity for peace in the Middle East and beyond
US President Trump has just announced that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been agreed. This marks the end of what may be...

Ken Philips
Jun 242 min read


From pandemic to protests: Is the West prepared for tyranny?
In The Republic , Plato warns that democracy, for all its promise, carries within it the seeds of its own destruction. When liberty...

Ken Philips
Jun 105 min read


More than a staple. Why Japan’s rice price spike feels like a national betrayal.
When rice prices double in Japan, it is not just a supply chain problem, it is a cultural and emotional shock. Despite accounting for...

Ken Philips
Jun 33 min read


Beyond the inverter. Strategic risks in foreign-connected infrastructure.
The rapid expansion of renewable energy and digital infrastructure has brought with it a new set of challenges including the hidden...

Ken Philips
May 153 min read


Faith, order, and the West: The Augustinian revival in a divided world
On May 8, 2025, the world witnessed the election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Francis Prevost, as the 267th Bishop of Rome. His...

Ken Philips
May 103 min read


Escalation in Kashmir and strategic shifts: India’s move on the Indus River
In recent weeks, tensions between India and Pakistan have surged once again, with significant geopolitical and military ramifications....

Ken Philips
May 84 min read


The maverick technologist shaping the future of defense
In an era when Silicon Valley is dominated by software platforms, gig economy tools, and artificial intelligence startups, Palmer Luckey...

Ken Philips
May 32 min read


The invisible threat. Behind Europe’s sudden blackout.
On April 28, 2025, a massive and sudden blackout swept across the Iberian Peninsula, affecting Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern...

Ken Philips
Apr 303 min read


Death cross, trade wars, and Taiwan
On April 14, 2025, a significant technical milestone occurred in the S&P 500 Index: the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day...

Ken Philips
Apr 262 min read


From markets to platforms. The rise of Technofeudalism
In an age dominated by data and digital platforms, renowned economist and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis proposes a bold...

Ken Philips
Apr 232 min read


Shooting the stagehand: how China's factories are undermining their own luxury future
In the global luxury trade, the true product is not the object itself, but the illusion surrounding it. For decades, luxury brands have...

Ken Philips
Apr 194 min read


Can Europe build a Rival to Meta? A strategic deep dive into digital dominance and a European alternative.
As Meta Platforms faces a landmark antitrust trial in the United States over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, questions arise...

Ken Philips
Apr 174 min read


The Trump effect, When technical signals collide with political volatility.
In the lexicon of technical analysis, few indicators attract more attention than the golden cross and the death cross. These signals,...

Ken Philips
Apr 124 min read
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