Stoic philosophy is the first thing Robert Rosenkranz mentions when asked how he went from a financially insecure childhood to building billion-dollar private equity firms. He doesn’t talk about luck. He doesn’t have some secret trick. Instead, he points to the ancient wisdom of Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, dead guys who wore robes and sandals, and swears by their rules for how to think,...
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Venezuelan detention centers are once again drawing international attention—and not in a positive way. Recent reporting shows that arrests and imprisonment in the country remain tools of fear and control. Promises of reform have largely failed to materialize, and those inside the system say the old practices never truly disappeared. A January 2026 report from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights paints a grim...
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