I can’t say why, but that last sentence really hit me. We are all a product of our experiences and of the people we interact with in life. Yet we all have our demons: regrets, lost chances, not being true to oneself. Will I grow up to be someone others can be proud of? […]

sometimes i feel so fucking trapped. feeling trapped is a terrible feeling. trapped in your way of life, in your circumstances, by the ppl u live with. and yet you owe your life to the circumstances u were brought up in. sometimes i feel like i’m a terrible person because i want to leave. is […]

The oil market is undergoing a paradigm shift. Oil hit an historical low of $35 a barrel on the Brent Crude benchmark, the international measure of oil prices. Oil has consistently hit record lows for the past several weeks and does not promise to go up anytime soon. This is great for consumers: spending less […]

I saw an interview recently between JK Rowling and Oprah Winfrey. JK Rowling is a billionaire author, a feat that I don’t believe any other author has accomplished solely through writing. Oprah asked her what money has done for her in life. She responded by saying that it was the simple knowledge of security that […]

In August 2015, the Shanghai Stock Exchange experienced its worst crash in almost a decade. Trillions were eviscerated, which caused a massive drop in value for some of the richest investors and companies in China and sent shock waves around the world. In the final weeks of December 2015, the United States Federal Reserve, the […]

People who face adversity when trying to achieve their life goals are inspirational. There will always be people who, for whatever reason, face adversity and challenges that are greater than that of other people. Often times, those reasons are beyond our control. It can come in the form of lack of opportunity, lack of resources, […]

On November 24, a Russian fighter jet was shot down by Turkish forces. On November 13, a coordinated attack by ISIS agents in Paris killed over 130 people. On October 31, a Russian civilian airliner flying over the Sinai Peninsula to Moscow was downed, killing 224 passengers and crew. These events are disturbing symptoms of […]

The two main political parties of Bangladesh are in an open war with each other. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League is leading a campaign of suppression against the opposition, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), arresting several prominent BNP members and placing BNP leader Khaleda Zia under house arrest. The Awami League won […]

The New Silk Road is China’s latest and most ambitious attempt to foster economic relations. It is two proposed trade routes, one land based and one sea based, that seeks to integrate Central and South Asian economies with China and Europe. The Maritime Silk Road makes stops in South Asia before it circles over to […]