In America, Politics as Self-Renewal
WASHINGTON – The paradox of American politics is this odd mixture between pragmatism and grandiose wishful thinking. Hillary Clinton...
Category: Education
America Longing for Moses
WASHINGTON – Whatever the eventual outcome of the democratic party primaries, we have a Barack Obama phenomenon that is...
Economic Development Requires a State of Mind
WASHINGTON – Let’s start with a basic notion: economic development is a new phenomenon in human history. This makes...
The Accumulation of Human Capital Is An Art – It Requires Special Care In Nurturing Talent – The Importance Of Innovation Friendly Eco-Systems
By Paolo von Schirach December 1, 2007 WASHINGTON – “A free market in brainpower”. This is what Fortune magazine...
“The Decline of America” Revisited
WASHINGTON – Remember Yale historian Paul Kennedy and his 1987 tome on “The Rise and Fall of the Great...
The Health of the Americans
By Paolo von Schirach August 30, 2007 WASHINGTON – Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, for the moment a second...
Development is not “Poverty Alleviation”, it is About Creating Wealth
by Paolo von Schirach June 28, 2007 WASHINGTON – How an issue is defined goes a long way in...
“At Ease with Globalization”?
by Paolo von Schirach May 25, 2007 WASHINGTON – French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his first official visit to...
The New Immigration or the End of the Melting Pot
by Paolo von Schirach October 24, 2006 WASHINGTON – The current immigration debate, well meaning in some aspects, acrimonious...