Michael Pettis is the Tony Stark of economics for those unaware. He has a scary accurate track record of predictive accuracy, he has influence in many central

Michael Pettis is the Tony Stark of economics for those unaware. He has a scary accurate track record of predictive accuracy, he has influence in many central banks, perhaps most notably among Chinese decision-makers. Pettis has a rare accounting-based approach to classical economics which makes his analysis fresh, but also accessible to non-economists (me). That would be enought except Pettis, also a musician, owned the most successful music club in Beijing (D22), until he closed it at its peak. I have Elon Musk and Steve Jobs playing cards like everyone else, but my Michael Pettis and Vernon Walters cards are my most cherished.