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The Pacific Century: Can the U.S. Compete?

The Pacific Century: Can the U.S. Compete?

March 30, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Remember those astonishing test scores that came out late last year — the ones that measured science, reading and arithmetic proficiency according to an international standard that included China for the first time? Not even the Chinese could quite believe…

U.S. Productivity Gets a Frightening Wake-up Call

U.S. Productivity Gets a Frightening Wake-up Call

March 29, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Did you read that item in the paper last week? An air-traffic controller apparently fell asleep at Reagan International Airport in Washington, leaving two planes to land without ground guidance. The controller, now suspended while the incident is investigated, was on…

Why ‘Defunding’ Public Broadcasting Is a Crisis

Why ‘Defunding’ Public Broadcasting Is a Crisis

March 23, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

It’s well enough that we can reasonably rely on the Senate to reject the egregious bill the House approved last week – the one “defunding” public broadcasting. But there the matter cannot sit. The larger question is what value Americans attach…

Japan: The Meltdown of Growth-At-Any-Cost

Japan: The Meltdown of Growth-At-Any-Cost

March 22, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Long before the worst earthquake in Japan’s history produced the worst nuclearaccident in Japan’s history, nuclear power had acquired a menacing reputation among many Japanese. If the crisis in triplicate at the Fukushima power plant (where four nuclear reactors are…

The Real Reason China Should Worry America

The Real Reason China Should Worry America

March 16, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

A century ago this year a stupid little book called The Yellow Peril, by one G.G. Rupert, was published to popular acclaim. It was a prejudicial diatribe, but you have to ask how far we’ve come, given how fretful Americans…

The Deficit: Congress Fiddles as America Loses Ground

The Deficit: Congress Fiddles as America Loses Ground

March 9, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The recent news from Germany is encouraging for Europe—and sobering for the U.S. Beating all forecasts, unemployment has plunged to its lowest level in nearly 20 years. Business and consumer confidence is hitting records. It is getting hard to flinch…

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