philosophy
I was about to begin writing a post about Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis project when I was interrupted by a very unhappy crying baby. Our son is getting his first teeth and boy is it painful. Many of us will remember the discomfort for the early period of
hong kong
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong, but it isn't a public holiday. The public holiday for Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated in the evening, is officially called "The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival" and, as the name suggests, is celebrated tomorrow.
hong kong
Dogs have been in the news a lot recently in Hong Kong...mostly for attacking people. In the past few days, a 27-year-old woman riding a bicycle was mauled and killed by a pack of three dogs. Last month, a 33-year-old woman was killed by a
philosophy
An organization I'm a member of in Hong Kong recently hosted a joint event with a national chamber of commerce and it caused a bit of a kerfuffle. A portion of our membership had ethical or moral problems with conflicts that said nation was or has been involved
geopolitics
If you grew up American, as I did, you probably think only in US dollars and operate in a Visa/MC/Amex world. That's how the global financial system worked for decades. But times are changing. The US financial system declining in relative importance and is no longer
parenting
One of the things that's amazing about being a parent is seeing which abilities babies are naturally born with vs those that they figure out on their vs those that they learn from watching other people. We get to make our own observations and draw our own conclusions
credit cards
The Chase Sapphire Reserve kicked off the golden era of (US) credit card rewards. You could earn essentially 4.5% on anything remotely related to travel and dining as long as you were happy to use the "cash" to buy more travel via their portal. Competitors increased their
hong kong
On Wednesday, while sharing my thoughts on Hong Kong's latest fertility boosters announced in the 2026 Policy Address, I wrote the following about their plan to increase the number of spots for publicly funded IVF: If I recall correctly, there's also an upper age limit <
movies
One reason popular movies become popular is because they make the viewers feel good about themselves or a group with which they associate themselves. This is also why popular movies make for such effective propaganda. The movie Top Gun is a classic example of a popular movie that is very
history
I was reading analysis about the drama that the US president started recently in the UK when he came out in support of independence for North Ireland and how it has rekindled independence movements in Scotland and Wales. Some commentators believe it could lead to a break-up of the
hong kong
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee gave his 2026 Policy Address today. In it he announced a number of measures to encourage Hong Kongers to have more babies. I'm very interested in these policies because Hong Kong is my adopted home and I have an infant son who
performance
Dr. Gio Valiante on the Knowledge Project Podcast: You want to write a book. You write a book. You don’t wait for inspiration. You sit down every day and on the days where nothing’s coming, you stay in your seat and you write it badly because you have