Mark ShupeCritical Theory of the AbsurdTheatre of the Absurd is the dramatic display of human life in search of purpose. As a genre, it became popular in America and Europe in…Apr 15, 2023Apr 15, 2023
Mark ShupeSocially Responsible Investing Strike Three: Called OutDuring the offseason, prior to the 2002 Major League Baseball season, the Oakland Athletics lost three top talents to free agency. On top…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Mark ShupeSocially Responsible Investing Strike Two: SubmissionEnlightenment icon Sir Francis Bacon said it well, “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.” Upon closer examination, this applies to the…Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Mark ShupeSocially Responsible Investing Strike One: Kindness That KillsDuring the 20th century’s progressive rock era, the Canadian power trio Rush released their album titled 2112. It was 1976, and its lyrics…Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
Mark ShupeOn the Causality of FTXThe very existence of FTX (CEO Sam Bankman-Fried) is the effect of a social disease. We live in a society whose dominant morality is…Nov 21, 20221Nov 21, 20221
Mark ShupeAmerica Faces a Mindless Assault on an Essential Virtue — ProductivenessIn November 2018 we launched this series by recognizing our first Poetic Justice Warrior, the classical economist who coined the term…Apr 23, 2022Apr 23, 2022
Mark ShupeLying as a Way of Life: Corruption and Collectivism in AmericaAn eBook Review and DiscourseMar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
Mark ShupePutting Emotion Back Into InvestingAccording to the Corporate Finance Institute, Behavioral Finance Theory is based on the premise that individual investors commit errors of…Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021
Mark ShupeOf Black Swans and Contingency PlansAn internet search for April 17, 2007 at onthisday.com reveals that nothing happened. Certainly, nothing as significant as a Black Swan…Jul 1, 2021Jul 1, 2021
