Articles by Alex Skopic

In Defense of Graffiti

Graffiti is a visible reminder that, despite everything, people are still struggling along, making their mark. That humanity remains, in all its messy glory, despite every attempt to flatten and sanitize it away.







What Islamic Finance Can Teach the World

One needn’t be a devout Muslim, or a religious believer of any kind, to find value in the idea there is a higher good than profit, and there is a higher authority than the will of bankers and shareholders.