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Markets And The Madness Of Crowds - Robert Shiller

The Joe Walker Podcast

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Hong Kong Protests - Five Key Demands, Not One Less

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam announced her intention to withdraw the controversial extradition bill, which sparked the Hong Kong protests. But given the withdrawal is just one of five demands of the protesters, I think it's safe to say the situation is not fully resolved and remains unstable. The wounds that have been opened up between the CCP and the Hong Kong people may have left irreparable scars. As Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Twitter, Carrie Lam's response was too little and too late. He also said, the protests will continue until the day we have free elections. And indeed, the day after Lam's announcement, school children were protesting, chanting, five key demands, not one less

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