America: Still Unserious about Energy WASHINGTON – Amazingly enough, to this day, America does not have an energy policy even minimally related to the...
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...
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...
How To Attack Urban Traffic Congestion By Paolo von Schirach August 23, 2007 WASHINGTON – Mayor Michael Bloomberg is probably going to succeed in creating...
“At Ease with Globalization”? by Paolo von Schirach May 25, 2007 WASHINGTON – French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his first official visit to...
Green is Business GE trying to ride the new wave WASHINGTON – “Green” is increasingly business — good business — around the globe. True, favorable regulatory and fiscal arrangements...