Day 1,406: rein

He could try to unleash growth by giving the animal spirits of China’s economy freer rein and his people more freedom of movement.

Is Chinese power about to peak?

Artwork of the day 
King and Queen
Marcel Duchamp
Original Title: Roi et Reine
Date: 1968; Milan, Italy
Style: Surrealism
Series: The Large Glass and Related Works, with Nine Etchings by Marcel Duchamp on the Theme of The Lovers
Genre: figurative
Media: aquatint, etching,paper

Word of the day 
rein: a long, thin piece of material, especially leather, that helps you to control and direct a horse

Quote of the day
“You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.”
― Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles