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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 Continued Travesty of Steve Rattner Writing For The New York Times
June 21, 2016
The New York Times has a serious ethical issue. Because Steve Rattner is a childhood friend of Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the newspaper’s publisher and scion of the founding family, he is allowed to write articles on the op ed pages like this one today. In an otherwise completely pedestrian piece, Rattner is allowed to score […]
Wall Street Journal Does An Ideological Ambush
June 13, 2016
I’ve been doing a slow burn about this hatchet job. Antoine van Agtmael and journalist Fred Bakker have a new book out entitled, “The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are The Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation.” This is a familiar theme to me because I was the editor of the 1992 Business Week cover […]
China Watchers: Reform Is Over
May 31, 2016
The mainstream of China watchers are finally beginning to face up to the fact that President Xi Jinping is determined to impose a very different political and economic model on his country than what many in the West had hoped for. In this very fine piece for China File, Thomas Kellogg of the Open Air Foundations […]
How To Disrupt Yourself–Before Someone Else Does
May 18, 2016
Here’s my latest piece on innovation, appearing in Chief Executive. Disrupt Yourself—Before Someone Else Does How established companies can bring out new products that compete with the old. AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to LinkedInShare to TwitterShare to EmailShare to PrintMore AddThis Share options Posted by: William J. Holstein May 18, 2016 Matco Tools had a […]
Gregg Easterbrook Gets It Half Right on America’s Woes
May 17, 2016
Gregg Easterbrook posed an intriguing question in yesterday’s New York Times: if America is doing relatively well in the world in so many respects, why is it, in his words, that optimism has become uncool? First, to reinforce his essential point, look around the world. The United States is an island of relative stability and true […]
