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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.
The False Distinction Between “Nationalists” and Supporters of “Globalization”
March 30, 2017
A dangerous narrative is establishing itself in the newspapers and in the national mindset, as seen today on the front page of the Wall Street Journal in an article by Bob Davis and Jon Hilsenrath (hidden behind a reg wall.) The line of analysis, which is line with Steve Bannon’s thinking, is that the people […]
The Trump Administration and the Northeast Asia Power Play
March 15, 2017
The Trump Administration is about to get a crash course in the dynamics of China, Japan and North and South Korea. This is one of the most complex military, economic and geopolitical tangles in the world. And these peoples have been playing their grand power games for literally thousands of years. Trump is like a […]
A New Tech Cluster is Born–How New Jobs Should Be Created
March 15, 2017
Everybody who read the New York Times this morning probably skipped over the usually dull Square Feet real estate column. But the careful reader discovered in the column that Manchester, New Hampshire is the scene of a new technology cluster being born. In old textile mills built in the 19th century, a center of regenerative […]
An Administration Attacking the Fundamentals of the Media’s Legacy
February 28, 2017
Here were my remarks at the Overseas Press Club Foundation luncheon Friday Feb. 24 at the Yale Club in Manhattan.
Nick Kristof Is Right: What Did The President Know–And How Will He Respond to Russian Testing?
February 16, 2017
Nick Kristof nails the question of the hour in this piece today. Much as we asked during Watergate, what did the president know and when did he know it? Back then, we were talking about Nixon and the break-in at Democratic Party headquarters and a subsequent cover up. Today we’re asking what Trump know and […]
New York Times Rediscovers Japanese Car Story
February 10, 2017
One of the tragedies of the American media is that it has bled out an entire generation of reporters and writers who actually remember how certain issues got started and how they were resolved–or not resolved. The U.S.-Japanese auto imbalance is just one of those issues, as evidenced by this piece in today’s Times. There […]
