Welcome to your Weekly Digest! First up this week…travel to Europe appears to be back on the agenda. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said that the fast pace of vaccinations in the U.S., along with advanced talks between the U.S. government and European Union over vaccination certificates, could see trans-Atlantic [Read More] …
The Future of Bitcoin—It’s Going to Be Different Than You Imagine
“But wait—there’s more!” Years it has been since I last saw a TV infomercial. They still exist, right? Either way, I have to assume that anyone older than about 30 will reflexively know that standard infomercial trope aimed at creating the impression of unbelievable value. Well, in a similar vein I now feel compelled to exclaim, “But wait—there’s more!” You see, [Read More] …
The Big Reason You Need to Own Gold Right Now
Back in my earliest days as a Wall Street Journal writer in the Dallas bureau, I was visiting the mothership in New York City when I bumped into the managing editor in the hall. He was the grand pooh-bah of the paper. At that point, I’d been with the Journal just a few months; he [Read More] …
What the Media Gets Completely Wrong About Moving Overseas
Anyone who grew up in the South knows the manifestation of good intentions gone bad. One word: kudzu. The Japanese vine that the Soil Conservation Service planted by the millions in the 1930s to address soil erosion has, today, all but swallowed the entirety of the South in a sea of unstoppable green that swarms over telephone poles, trees, bushes, [Read More] …
This European Country Will Pay You to Visit
Welcome to your Weekly Digest! First up this week…a little travel. As I noted in yesterday’s column, I’ve been on the road of late, visiting the city of Ekaterinburg in central Russia. Last week, I promised you a picture of the Church on Blood, the location where Russia’s last tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks here in Ekaterinburg. You’ll find that below… [Read More] …