Imski
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One of my business school friends comes from a wealthy Swiss banking family and lives in the ritzy part of Geneva where the average house is in the tens-of-millions range. When I visit, I stay in his guest room and sweat profusely at night because, for all their wealth, these bozos can’t understand the unmatched pleasure that is a nice, cool room to sleep in at night. Bunch of uncultured rubes.












Can't wait for Europeans to discover modern technology






Germany is conducting a nationwide experiment on whether austerity and neoliberal reforms really fuel the rise of the extreme right. So far it’s confirming the state of the literature. A new poll now has the AfD at 28 percent, a comfortable 6 percent ahead of the Conservatives.


















Putin has arrived at Red Square. A massive security presence. It looks like there are almost as many guards as guests. Putin is afraid of his own people - that’s good.














