Roll the Dice, Progress Forward
"It is not the critic who counts... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again... who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." Theodore Roosevelt delivered those words at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1910, in a speech called "Citizenship in a Republic." Its real subject wasn't heroism — it was the citizen. Roosevelt argued tha
Matthew Goff
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Hormuz, Tariffs, Spurs, and Complex Systems
June 28, 2026 Matt Goff, Editor, Networthy Publishing For decades, energy analysts feared the disaster scenario: if Iran ever closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries a fifth of the world's oil, the result would be catastrophe. Some forecasts reached for $200-a-barrel oil, critical shortages, and a global recession. The logic was sound, and the people making the call knew every bit of minutia about world oil markets. In late February 2026, the scenario st
Matthew Goff
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How New Wealth Can Become Permanent Prosperity
When SpaceX went public on June 12, it reportedly made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Published estimates suggest roughly 4,400 current and former employees became millionaires, with about 400 crossing $100 million. Any of us would expect that kind of life-changing wealth to bring permanent prosperity, but too often that's not the case. Whether sudden wealth comes from an IPO, the sale of a business, or an inheritance, it brings a flurry of complex decisions. Under
Matthew Goff
Jun 20