US Competitiveness – Page 8

America’s Economy: Stagnation and Inequality, A Bad Mix There is no significant innovation while income disparities are reaching Latin American levels. Politicians have no new ideas

WASHINGTON – Capitalism is still by far the best economic system we know. But it is not as good...

With Or Without A Major Crisis In The Ukraine, Putin Determines The Agenda A timid West is in a reactive mode, mostly hoping that Putin will calm down and be nice

By Paolo von Schirach Related piece: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2014/03/03/ukraine-crisis-end-game-putin-gets-keep-crimea/ March 4, 2014 WASHINGTON – What is truly worrisome about the ongoing...

Chinese Experts Say That China Needs A Lot More Natural Gas – Not Renewables The focus is on cost effective alternatives to coal. And it is natural gas, not solar or wind

By Paolo von Schirach February 17, 2014 WASHINGTON – In the often schizoid US national debate on energy issues...

3 D Printers Are Amazing; But They Also Tell Us That Factory Jobs Will Soon Disappear When you will be able to make your own toaster at home using your 3 D printer millions of factory jobs will be unemployed

By Paolo von Schirach January 29, 2014 WASHINGTON – We know a lot about the dark side of globalization. Information...

The Tea Party Has Become An Ideological, “Anti-Everything” Group – The Republican Party Needs A Strong Message Of Opportunity And Inclusiveness – Chris Christie Could Articulate It Ken Cuccinelli lost in Virginia in large part because he could not get women to vote for him. The conservative social values agenda is horribly outmoded

By Paolo von Schirach November 11, 2013 WASHINGTON – At the very beginning, the Tea Party insurgency had some...

Cheap Energy Makes America More Competitive Europe is losing ground. Many energy intensive industries want to relocate to the USA

By Paolo von Schirach September 30, 2013 WASHINGTON – Does cheap energy make a difference when it comes to...

Only 63.2% Of Americans In the Work Force, Lowest Figure Since 1978 – Fed Policies Cannot Change This Trend Due to automation, we have manufacturing growth without adding jobs. Most new opening are in sectors requiring low skills

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/09/02/disruptive-technologies-like-3-d-printing-will-kill-millions-of-jobs-can-we-adjust-to-this-new-era/ September 8, 2013 WASHINGTON – Lacking any significant public policy initiative focusing on...

3 D Printing Will Kill Millions of Jobs – Can We Adjust To This New Era? When consumers will easily "make" goods at home, factories will disappear. Can we cope with this unfolding revolution?

WASHINGTON – An excellent TIME magazine story about robots and automation, (The Robot Economy, September 9, 2013), delivered a...

Mexico Will Amend Its Constitution, Allowing Foreign Companies To Invest In Its Energy Sector Great news for Mexico, for the US and for the world. The losers are Russia and the OPEC cartel

By Paolo von Schirach August 13, 2013 WASHINGTON – If I were Vladimir Putin or Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Minister of Petroleum,...

Elon Musk, Tesla Motors’ Founder, Came to America Because He Believed That This Country Would Offer Opportunity Policy-makers should do their best to improve America's pro-business, pro-innovation environment. This is our edge

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/08/07/electric-cars-are-not-selling-well-but-quality-will-improve-for-heavy-trucks-though-the-future-fuel-is-natural-gas-not-electricity/ August 12, 2013 WASHINGTON – I wrote recently that it is going to...