Archive for October 2025

In October 2024, I wrote an article detailing my thoughts on financial literacy. I included the following paragraph as an illustration: Let’s say someone was never taught about things like loan agreements, compounding interests, or return on investment. So, without that knowledge, they might, hypothetically, sign up for a loan they don’t understand and can’t…

In 1994, Ukraine signed the now-infamous Budapest Memorandum – a document which formalized Kyiv’s abandonment of nuclear weapons in exchange for Kremlin promises to respect Ukrainian national sovereignty. Included in these promises was not to use force against Ukraine and to respect Ukraine’s borders. There were two other parties to this agreement—namely, the US and…

Ukraine’s Version of Sanctions Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has shown amazing grit, courage, and determination as its people united to defend their country. Now, they are also displaying astounding creativity by being the first military to develop sophisticated drone warfare in an ongoing conflict. Rather than wait for sanctions and other…