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From Gold Rush to AI: California Never Stopped Chasing the Next Boom
"A silver mine in Nevada," wrote Mark Twain in Roughing It, "was a hole in the ground owned by a liar."
500% Gains. 90% Crashes. $10 Trillion Lost: Inside Japan’s Bubble to Oblivion
Back in the ‘80s, Tokyo got so rich you could sell a teacup of dirt for the price of a Texas ranch — and some fool would thank you for the bargain.
When Darwin, Brontë, and Parliament Lost Everything: The Original Meme Stock Crash
The subtle poison of avarice diffused itself through every class.

July 2025

He Bought Postwar Rubble. It Beat the U.S. Market for 50 Years.
Back in 1954, Sir John Templeton launched his flagship Templeton Growth Fund., Americans clung to AT&T and U.S.
Like Britain’s Bubble, But Not Quite: How America Dodged a Railroad Mania
“Americans live in the future.
From Bicycles to Batteries: How the EV Bubble Echoes Victorian Velocity
When the British bicycle bubble burst in 1897, it wasn't just wheels and gears that came crashing down.

June 2025

Sky-High Startups: How St. Louis and Charles Lindbergh Launched the Spirit Before Silicon Valley
The most famous flight in history began not in a cockpit but in a pitch meeting.
The Dark Lady of Osaka: A Symbol of the Japanese Stock Market Bubble
Before she borrowed billions and brought down banks, Nui Onoue was just a waitress in Osaka who claimed to speak with ghosts.
The Roaring Twenties: How a Single Decade Re-Engineered the American Century
A decade of abrupt transition and technology for the masses
Before Nvidia, There Was NTT: The Original Tech Hype Train That Derailed
Long before Nvidia became the poster child of AI euphoria… there was NTT.

May 2025

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