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| September’s assassination of Charlie Kirk was a major moment in American history. I usually insist on waiting for some period of time before commenting on big developments, to gain additional perspective…but in this case, I couldn't help myself and posted my thoughts within 24 hours. I received more (mostly positive) feedback to “Speech Isn’t Violence; Violence Isn’t Speech” than I have for any other piece this year. If you haven’t read it, I’d encourage you to do so and would appreciate your feedback.
I also commented on developments at Cracker Barrel, President Trump’s visit to the United Nations, and our seemingly inevitable trend towards increasing polarization. Please note that I’ve reintroduced reader polls in some of my pieces, so please be sure to share to vote and see the results!
Best,
Vikram
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| SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
Two years ago I wrote an article entitled, “Global Multilateralism is Dead.” The piece generated a lot of feedback, most of which was negative. Former colleagues from academia reached out to suggest my views were not helpful and global organizations stopped inviting me to speak at their gatherings. But the years since I penned the piece have delivered plenty of evidence that the arc of history is bending away from global multilateralism… |
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| SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
September 11, 2001 was a horrible day in US history when thousands of innocent Americans lost their lives as the result of brutal terrorist attacks. But from this tragedy emerged unity. On September 12, Americans put aside differences, came together, and stood united in the face of adversity. If there was a single moment that captured this unity, it was when, after a joint press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Republican and Democrat members of Congress spontaneously started to sing, “God Bless America”.
Such unity is, at best, a distant memory. In the twenty plus years since, our country has been engaged in conflicts that don’t seem to end, a mortgage crisis, a pandemic, record inflation, spasms of political violence, exploding polarization, and now, political assassinations… |
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| SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
The news that Charlie Kirk, a young conservative activist, was shot and killed while speaking at an event in Utah was shocking. This tragedy is the latest in a rising tide of political violence that has swept the United States.
In just the past year, in addition to Kirk’s murder, a man shot and killed a Minnesota legislator and her husband and wounded another legislator and his wife; someone broke into the Pennsylvania’s governor’s mansion and set in on fire, forcing Governor Josh Shapiro and his family to flee; and then former president and presidential candidate Donald Trump survived not one but two assassination attempts. Violent political protests have also become a regular feature of American politics, often involving destruction of property, hospitalizations, and clashes between opposing sides... |
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| SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
I have been a regular and public opponent of DEI, ESG, and anything else that leads to a misdirection or hijacking of corporate purpose. All these efforts, I believed, are part of the “Woke” movement that prioritized equality of outcomes over equality of opportunity, and demanded that capitalists be deprioritized, if not punished.
After the Bud Light fiasco and resulting backlash a couple of years ago, it was clear that the Woke fever (something I had likened to a mania and popular delusions I had studied during my research into financial bubbles) had broken. The mania, which reminded me of the Salem Witch Trials and the Tulip Bubble, seemed to have reached its limits… |
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| | As many of you are aware, I’ve returned to writing my weekly newsletter and have been pleased by the rapidly growing interest in my thoughts. As I have in the past, I’m addressing a wide range of topics, ranging from geopolitics and economics to social trends to technology. The overall theme of my work is focused on “navigating uncertainty” and how a generalist approach can help us all make sense of what seems like chaos.
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| VIKRAM MANSHARAMANI is an entrepreneur, consultant, scholar, neighbor, husband, father, volunteer, and professional generalist who thinks in multiple-dimensions and looks beyond the short-term. Self-taught to think around corners and connect original dots, he spends his time speaking with global leaders in business, government, academia, and journalism. He’s currently the Chairman and CEO of Goodwell Foods, a manufacturer of private label frozen pizza. LinkedIn has twice listed him as its #1 Top Voice in Money & Finance, and Worth profiled him as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Finance. Vikram earned a PhD From MIT, has taught at Yale and Harvard, and is the author of three books, The Making of a Generalist: An Independent Thinker Finds Unconventional Success in an Uncertain World, Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence and Boombustology: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst. Vikram lives in Lincoln, New Hampshire with his wife and two children, where they can usually be found hiking or skiing. |
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