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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.
SMB Advantage
November 25, 2015
How cloud computing is helping smaller companies compete globally For decades, the high cost of computer hardware and software put small and medium businesses (SMBs) at a competitive disadvantage, especially as they sought to expand beyond their home countries. But cloud computing, which allows SMBs to access hardware and software on a pay-as-you-go basis, is […]
One of The Most Ridiculous Claims Ever Made By a CEO
November 24, 2015
According to this article in the New York Times, the chief executive officer of Pfizer is telling people that his company’s decision to buy a drug company in Dublin, Ireland, and move Pfizer’s headquarters to Ireland is good for the United States. His stated reasoning: the move will reduce Pfizer’s tax bill and give the […]
Mike Sekora on the Real Value of R&D
November 12, 2015
I’ve known Mike Sekora for probably 30 years. He is one of those extremely bright people that the mainstream political process just don’t listen to. Mike has asked me to repost these two blogs of his: When Will We Stop Blindly Pissing Away Money Down the R&D Rat Hole? Harvard Business Review: Candid Arrogance or […]
Are American Tech Companies Helping China Build Military Clout?
October 31, 2015
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 […]
The Real American Economic Debate
October 26, 2015
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
October 25, 2015
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 […]
