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NYT: America Is Not Yet Lost
The truth is that given the state of American politics, the way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government.
New Scientist: Get ready for China’s domination of science
"Very quietly, China has become the world’s second-largest producer of scientific knowledge, surpassed only by the US, a status it has achieved at an awe-inspiring rate. If it continues on its current trajectory China will overtake the US before 2020 and the world will look very different as a result.”
The Atlantic: How America Can Rise Again
In most significant ways, the U.S. remains the envy of the world. But here’s the alarming problem: our governing system is old and broken and dysfunctional. Fixing it—without resorting to a constitutional convention or a coup—is the key to securing the nation’s future.
WaPo: Aughts were a lost decade for U.S. economy, workers
There has been zero net job creation since December 1999. No previous decade going back to the 1940s had job growth of less than 20 percent. Economic output rose at its slowest rate of any decade since the 1930s as well.
How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room
China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful “deal” so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How do I know this? Because I was in the room and saw it happen.
My lazy American students
We’ve got a knowledge gap, spurred by a work-ethic gap.
Fired American Apparel workers to get benefits of sale
The trendy, L.A.-based clothier sponsored the “Justice for Immigrants” event to benefit some 1,600 employees let go in recent months after federal inspections uncovered discrepancies in their immigration documentation.
The end of a dream
Unreality is the defining feature of the fashionable ideas of the past decade. Perhaps only a more serious crisis will overturn these delusive fancies
The patent system: End it, don’t mend it
From AIDS to Android phones, research shows that intellectual property rights are detrimental to the social good.
Conscious Capitalism: Doing Good Via Self-Interest
The profit motive, not government or charity, will create the kind of socially responsible world we want our kids and grandkids to grow up in
Bailout for Main Street instead of Wall Street?
Administration looking to redirect TARP funds to address unemployment
How Did Israel Become “Start-Up Nation”
Since the onset of the current financial crisis, political and economic pundits have loudly proclaimed the end of American economic dominance. U.S. policymakers are struggling to revive the economy, establish new industrial competencies, and remain globally competitive. Israel, just 60 years old and with a population of 7.1 million, has emerged as a model of entrepreneurialism that countries at all stages of development have tried to replicate.
Let’s Give Visas to Startup Founders
Instead of encouraging the first brain drain in U.S. history, the country should create a program to welcome funded startup entrepreneurs.
The 25 Most Undereducated Cities in America
At #1, Detroit’s current high school graduation rate is an appalling 21%, meaning that almost 80% of all students will not graduate from high school. At #25, over a quarter of adults in Fresno don’t have a high school education. This is a huge problem.
The U.S. Can’t Manufacture the Kindle and That’s a Problem
Even though the Kindle’s key innovation—its electronic ink—was invented and is being made in the US, Asian manufacturers are capturing the vast majority of the value added by manufacturing the e-reader itself. Even more worrisome, the US is almost certain to lose control of the e-paper display technology and the future innovations that spring from it.
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