I see that trade has emerged as an issue in the presidential campaign. How droll. It’s an issue I’ve been following ever since the mid-1980s. We Americans seem to have these spasms of consciousness when we arouse ourselves and confront a serious issue. What I don’t see mentioned in any of the current crop of […]…
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Concrete Economics has a very important message
In this crazy political season, which seems increasingly permanent, two narratives are being established on both ends of the political spectrum and both are misguided. This new book, Concrete Economics: The Hamilton Approach To Economic Growth and Policy, has a very important contribution to make. On the right, the narrative that has been established for […]…
The New York Times Follows Me on Trump
It took the New York Times two weeks to come up with their equivalent of my Mar. 2 blog on the five things Trump gets wrong about China. In their piece today, “China Trade: A Reality Check,” the Times came up with four items and they were not all the same as mine. But the […]…
What’s Holding Back American Innovation?
Arguably the most innovative sector of the American economy is small and medium-sized companies, not multinational giants. But the innovative spirit and capability of SMB companies is being hampered by the U.S. patent mess. This is what America should really be talking about. How Small and Mid-Market Firms Can Navigate Patent Purgatory CEOs of small […]…
Bagdikian Was Right–and Les Moonves of CBS Proves It
Yesterday I wrote that Ben Bagdikian was correct when he argued that putting media organizations into the hands of the wrong types of corporate owners was dangerous. I suggested this was one explanation for the rise of Donald Trump. The media has abandoned any pretense of being a neutral arbiter of right and wrong. It is playing […]…
