The World is not yet Flat WASHINGTON – According to the new optimistic conventional wisdom, the world has become “flat”. Historic barriers of time, distance,...
America’s Decaying Standards WASHINGTON – In the United States, the reliability of some critical public services is now questioned, owing to revelations...
Asia Rises, America Distracted WASHINGTON – Five years into the invasion of Iraq, defined by its proponents as an essential component of the...
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...
Not Serious About Energy Independence WASHINGTON – “The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age will end long...
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...
A Sound US Plan for Immigration WASHINGTON – The immigration issue has not been dealt with via comprehensive legislation, as it was hoped for during...
Modern Cost Effective Public Policy for America By Paolo von Schirach September 28, 2007 WASHINGTON – I was really hoping that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich would...
How To Attack Urban Traffic Congestion By Paolo von Schirach August 23, 2007 WASHINGTON – Mayor Michael Bloomberg is probably going to succeed in creating...