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How 8 mavericks changed the world and created Silicon Valley: The story of Traitorous Eight

Team TFP May 24, 2025

How 8 mavericks changed the world and created Silicon Valley: The story of Traitorous Eight

3 min read

History & Society

Eight brilliant minds, one bold breakaway — the Traitorous Eight ignited the tech revolution that shaped Silicon...

Does the right to protest in a democracy includes the right to cause inconvenience to others?

Team TFP April 13, 2025

Does the right to protest in a democracy includes the right to cause inconvenience to others?

3 min read

Burning Issues

Democracy thrives on dialogue and dissent—even when inconvenient. Protests challenge complacency and compel societies to confront uncomfortable...

Why Donald Trump Is Being Compared with Nero of Rome

Team TFP April 13, 2025

Why Donald Trump Is Being Compared with Nero of Rome

4 min read

Alarmed over Donald Trump's rather whimsical tariff policies, some analysts have compared him with the infmaous Roman...

What Markets Tell You About Trump Tariffs: Is a Recession Really Coming?

Team TFP April 5, 2025

What Markets Tell You About Trump Tariffs: Is a Recession Really Coming?

6 min read

The recent announcement of sweeping tariffs by the Trump administration has sent shockwaves through global markets, with...

Book review | Nalanda by Abhay K tells what Oxford, Cambridge owe to India

Team TFP March 30, 2025

Book review | Nalanda by Abhay K tells what Oxford, Cambridge owe to India

4 min read

Books & Ideas

I ordered Abhay K.’s “Nalanda” based on Shashi Tharoor’s recommendation on X, the new version of Twitter....

How 8 mavericks changed the world and created Silicon Valley: The story of Traitorous Eight

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Does the right to protest in a democracy includes the right to cause inconvenience to others?

Why Donald Trump Is Being Compared with Nero of Rome

What Markets Tell You About Trump Tariffs: Is a Recession Really Coming?

Book review | Nalanda by Abhay K tells what Oxford, Cambridge owe to India

The Contrarian, Peter Theil’s biography by Max Chafkin, tells you why Trump is doing what he is doing

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