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When nano-brained politicians hatch microscopic profit plans, macro problems can be the only outcome.

Dec 31, 2024
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Acclaimed satirist, Dr. Habib William Kherbek, brings us this outlandish but remarkably realistic-seeming tale that would go well with any McKinsey ideation Zoom sesh.

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