Why pop culture is so boring now (according to economic science)

Ok, it’s official. 2025 was the year creativity ‘seemingly’ died. The best selling movies -like Zootopia 2, Jurasic World, and Mission Impossible 8- were all sequels, OR they were remasters like Lilo & Stich and How to train your dragon. Similarly, the best selling video games: -Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4,... [Read More]

The 5 megatrends that will dominate 2026

2025 was dominated by Trump and his tariffs. And, 2026.. well that will be the year that China will DOMINATE the global economy, more and more governments will hit a debt limit, the A.I. bubble will NOT pop and China will blockade Taiwan. Hey, I’m Joeri, I have a PhD... [Read More]

How the West could break the Chinese mineral monopoly

China has weaponized it critical minerals monopoly on which the entire Western industrial base depends. According to European Council of Foreign relations expert dr. Tobias Gherke, this dependency is even worse than Europe’s 2021 dependence on Russian gas, which led to a massive energy crisis in 2022. So, if China... [Read More]

Why you cannot find a job right now

Someone tell me, someone tell me and explain to me what is going on what’s going on with the job market recently! Okay.. okay, I’ll do it. As you’ve just seen, to a lot of, especially young people, it feels like it’s really difficult to get a job right now.... [Read More]