Financial planning isn’t rocket science. Given enough spare time and discipline, anyone can learn the basic tenets of retirement planning: diversify, mind your taxes, prepare for unexpected events, draft proper legal protections, etc. I promise it’s all out there online. Many people may still find benefit in hiring a financial […]
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The truth about ‘lazy’ Greeks
Later that summer, as I sat sipping treacle-black elleniko coffee at a kafenion overlooking Sitia’s seagull-serenaded harbour, my friend’s words were confirmed by an irate Dutch tourist. “Why are the shops closed until 5pm? These Greeks are so lazy – always sleeping!” he fumed as if – as a fellow foreigner – I […]
The difficult truth is the Government has no strategy for ending this damaging cycle of lockdowns
As the Prime Minister’s language – in body and word – seemed to demonstrate on Saturday evening, the latest lockdown measures are a defeat. They represent a failure of both state capacity and policy. Those of us who supported the first lockdown did so in the expectation that we were […]
Sacramento’s Sojourner Truth Museum condemns shortfall
Two years ago, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department called the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum and asked for a mural. In response, a group of artists and local students transformed a long piece of shipping container into a vibrant landscape of primary colors and playing children’s silhouettes, beneath the word “COMMUNITY.” […]