I very much regret that the time has come to be asking this question. For many years, we assumed that China would not be a direct challenge militarily or in cyberspace. But the Chinese have emerged in that light and seem poised to continue on the path of pushing the boundaries of their power–at our […]…
About: William Holstein
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The Real American Economic Debate
The media debate regarding the American economy continues to be dominated by the flatulence of whether the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates or not and should maintain “quantitative easing” or not. The real action is thus occurring at the state and local level, which has been one of my themes for many years. Because […]…
How Big Data Is Transforming Top Management
I covered a roundtable discussion on this subject and wrote my analysis for Chief Executive magazine. The bottom line is that analyzing Big Data once seemed like it would be the exclusive realm of the geeks in the IT department, but now it is turning out that even chief executives have to understand certain data […]…
A New American Challenge: Managing Japan and China Relations At The Same Time
With both President Xi of China and Prime Minister Abe of Japan visiting the United States this month, it’s time to realize that for the first time in American history, we are attempting to manage relations with a strong China and a strong Japan at the same time. Since 1776, the Chinese have not been […]…
A Sematech for Rare Earths?
I’m a big believer in markets but every once in a while, something happens in our economy that demands more than a pure private sector response. This article from the Wall Street Journal (below) highlights the need for such a response in one critical area of the U.S. economy–namely, the need for rare earths that […]…
