Linky Links

Stiff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- What is driving up US interest rates?

- From the archives: Laird Hamilton's 5 rules for healthy living.

- We need to bring back cultural monuments. Needs to be remembered that the Coliseum in Rome was sponsored by Emperor Nero but Donald Trump - a professional builder - gets protested for trying to build a ballroom on the White House or a classic Triumphal  Arch in DC.

- How stablecoins can sere dollar dominance.

Madison $5,000 Bill

Who knew? The US used to have a $5,000 bill with James Madison on it. It was issued between 1928 and 1934.

There have been larger denomination bills such as the $10,000 bill and the $100,000 bill but the $5,000 bill peaked my interest as it is mentioned in Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye which is currently one of the books I'm reading.