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I believe the most important thing Americans must do is to secure their economic well-being in an increasingly challenging, complex world. What I have written about all these years is the process of creating wealth, not for any one individual, but for the United States as a whole. Ever since I was a young correspondent witnessing the emergence of China after the country opened in 1979, I’ve believed we have to get more serious about creating wealth. I retain faith in the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the enterprise of American people. If Americans have the right strategies, we can once again create widespread wealth. Come with me on this journey.
A fascinating test case of China’s power in Washington
May 16, 2022
The two houses of Congress are locked in a struggle over a large bill that would pump $52 billion into the American semiconductor industry, giving it a lift at a time when China is striving mightily to catch up. The bill would presumably postpone the day when China could achieve anything approaching parity. It currently […]
Could the Fed be making a terrible mistake?
May 2, 2022
I don’t normally comment about the Federal Reserve but it is contemplating a .50 percent increase in interest rates on Wednesday. It is doing this in response to the market’s view, and economists’ view, that the Fed must raise interest rates to counter inflation, which has reared its ugly head. But we have to ask […]
Europeans Ahead on Figuring Out How to Regulate Big Tech
April 7, 2022
This article is from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University. CSET hosts some of the smartest people on the planet, in my humble estimation. The Euros have figured out to define “core platform services.” The EU’s New Digital Act Could Mean Big Changes for Tech Giants: On March 24, European Union leaders reached […]
My interview: How Cyber Stands at The Heart of the Competition with China and Russia
March 28, 2022
American CEOs Must Rethink “Globalization”
March 24, 2022
I have been involved in this grand debate since driving to Midland, Michigan in the mid-1970s to interview Dow Chemical CEO Carl Gerstacker, who argued that he wanted to buy an island not governed by any nation-state to domicile his company. He believed Dow should become independent of any government. Here’s where we are today: https://asiatimes.com/2022/03/covid-and-war-reshoring-america-inc/
The beginning of a cyber defense strategy may be happening
March 18, 2022
After a long silence, Chris Inglis, the nation’s first cyber czar, is emerging with a strategy to cajole, prod and otherwise force the American private sector to start doing what is necessary to defend America’s computers. The heart of the problem has been that defending those systems would require hiring more trained people and fixing […]
