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Oct
07
American Cowards

American Cowards

Sunday was not a day of rest. It was a day of national shame.
2 min read
Oct
04
How To Read September's Jobs Report

How To Read September's Jobs Report

The unemployment rate, at 3.5%, drops to a fifty-year low.
2 min read
Oct
02
Where Will China Leap Next?

Where Will China Leap Next?

How China and the United States – and their radically different versions of government, economics, and politics – cooperate moving forward will be the central test of my lifetime.
2 min read
Sep
30
America's Three Chapters of Trade

America's Three Chapters of Trade

Surpluses or deficits only indicate where a country is on its path to industrial development.
2 min read
Sep
25
Deming's Fourteen Points on Productivity

Deming's Fourteen Points on Productivity

Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run, it is almost everything.
1 min read
Sep
23
What To Learn From Kids

What To Learn From Kids

Adults use weasel words to impress, confuse, and obfuscate. Kids know better.
1 min read
Sep
21
Why Work Matters in One Image

Why Work Matters in One Image

Work means more than a job.
1 min read
Sep
17
Who Wants to Lead The World?

Who Wants to Lead The World?

For decades, America earned its role as the global leader. It would be a hell of a thing to give up voluntarily.
2 min read
Sep
16
Outside Perceptions, Inside Realities

Outside Perceptions, Inside Realities

It has taken me years to become good at a few things.
1 min read
Sep
13
How Population Trends

How Population Trends

Of the nearly 9 billion people in the world, almost one-third live in China and India.
1 min read