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I. Domestic

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1. Cincinnati’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem:

   • With Cintrifuse, HCDC’s Business Center, MORTAR, the Brandery, Queen City Angels, local universities, and Amazon, Cincinnati’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is becoming a vibrant atmosphere for startups and entrepreneurs

2. Examining the Roots of a Crisis:

   • The creation of an opiate market that continues to evolve

3. Mary Grabar, Debunking Howard Zinn:

   • Exposing the history that turned a generation against America

4. A Historical Perspective:

   • ​An interview with Xavier History Professor, Dr. Karim Tiro

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                                       II. Economics and Finance

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1. The Global Economy in Retrospect:

   • A brief economic history from 1945 to 2020​

2. Trading at the Speed of Light:

   • Electronic communications networks and high-frequency trading

3. Exchange Rate Systems: Nobel Perspective​​​

4. Contributors to the Economic History of Thought​​

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III. Global​

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1. Venezuela:

   • Protests, riots, violence, hunger, corruption, and little hope are all words that describe the desperate state of Venezuela.

2. The Stalling Engines of German Economic Productivity:

   • ​ What once led to a booming German economy has led to a modern decrease in economic productivity.

3. COVID Clean-Up:

   • ​ The European solution to saving banks from bad loans due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

4. The Papal Financial Crisis:

   • Pope Francis pushes to end The Vatican’s growing deficit

5. India's Biggest Business:

   • ​ Reliance Industries Limited

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    IV. Commentary and Thoughts

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1. Book Excerpts:

   • ​ Bryan Stevenson, Victor Davis Hanson, Tara Westover, Douglas Murray, Frank Dikӧtter, Ron Chernow, Kim Michael Richardson, J.D. Vance, Bruce Springsteen, Sue Monk Kidd, and Paul Johnson

2. The Philadelphia Statement: 

   • Reaffirming the uniquely American commitment to free speech

3. Cincinnati’s Plastic Bag Ban:

   • ​The city of Cincinnati ruled for a ban on plastic bags this past fall, serving as a reminder that we still need to be vigilant with saving the earth.

4. Quotes:

   • Vaclev Havel, Charles Hughes, Louisa Alcott, Michael Tanner, Pope Francis, Malcolm X, Mary Oliver, George Orwell, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill

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V. By the Numbers

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1. US Economic Trends Spring 2021:

   • Economic Outlook

2. Bloomberg’s Cincinnati Index by the Numbers

3. Country Digest:

   • ​ United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, India, Japan, South Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Africa, Nigeria, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina