nasir afafWhy are there so many half cocked quasi experts rated as gurus?I have noticed a very peculiar dynamic about how public gurus emerge and are annointed as such. This is especially so in finance - a field…4 min read·May 15, 2021----
nasir afafHow are Winston Churchill, Quantum Mechanics, your life, fiction and literature, nonlinear systems…Quantum Mechanics aside, nearly all rich and interesting phenomena in the world are nonlinear.2 min read·Aug 11, 2020----
nasir afafHow does an American liberal arts education compare to British university education?The British usually do not understand that liberal arts education is a privilege - instead they usually regard it as inferior to British…4 min read·Jun 7, 2020----
nasir afafWhat do they know of financial markets, who only financial markets know?Some friends of mine, either portfolio managers at big funds, or running own hedge funds all missed it....2 min read·Apr 12, 2020----
nasir afafWhy do economists know so much?For the following reason - best illustrated by the story of the liger:2 min read·Apr 5, 2020----
nasir afafIneffective government responses to COVID-19 were amplified by thoughtless and misplaced patriotism.Always beware anyone who invokes God or country in lieu of sound argument.3 min read·Mar 23, 2020----