Super Cities №240—How Population Trends
Of the nearly 9 billion people in the world, almost one-third live in China and India — two countries with the most polluted cities in the world.
Super Cities №239—The Market for Presidential Volatility
Markets hate unpredictable volatility. Donald J. Trump is extremely volatile. By the laws deductive reasoning, markets hate, well, you get the point.
Super Cities №238—Firefights and Friendships
As Mattis says, if you’re taking on the world, bring your allies. You will need them.
Super Cities №237—When Texas Goes Boom
The Lone Star state will produce 10X the amount of oil and gas as Putin's Russia – and, to bring things closer to home, 4X more than Canada.
Super Cities №236—How Strong is America?
Strength is a relative – not absolute – concept. To measure strength, someone must be stronger than someone or something. Countries must be stronger than other countries.
Super Cities №235—When The Mission of Business Pivots
Free enterprise is the most powerful way to increase peace and prosperity. But only when its North Star goal is more imaginative than serving a single constituency.
Super Cities №234—How Eisenhower Made Decisions
So everything begins with elimination. Start with the poison.
Super Cities №233—Why Germany is Breaking Its Golden Rule
According to Munich Re AG, insurable losses from fires, floods, and storms doubled last year. By its estimates, climate-related losses topped $140 billion in 2018. Climate costs will skyrocket in the coming decades as the world becomes insufferably hot, crowded, and urban.