Economics

Gavin Newsom's American Dystopia

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‘President Gavin Newsom met today in Carmel, California with the representatives of the “Ten” – a consortium of giant tech and finance firms who control most of America’s business assets.  read more »

The Two Americas

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The late Charlie Kirk may have been best known for his conservative politics, but those politics also resonated with traditional values, religious faith, and family life — one side of a critical divide in our society.  read more »

Brussels is Capital of Many Institutions But Can Grow With Knowledge Jobs

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Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union, the capital of Belgium, the capital of NATO and hosts many international diplomats and UN offices. Yet the share of adults in knowledge intensive regions is lower than in many other European capital regions.  read more »

Subjects:

The Masses and the Market

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Western liberalism is in decline, challenged by rising authoritarianism on the Right and the Left.  read more »

Generation Z's New Vision for Faith and Opportunity

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Generation Z is America’s first post-Boomer generation.

My Generation X was enculturated into the Baby Boomers’ world. Thinking about the songs from my youth in the 1980s, it’s amazing how many of my favorites were literally about the Boomers  read more »

China's Scramble for Africa

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The West is about to get its comeuppance – if it does not wake up. The balance of the world economy is shifting decisively  read more »

Mass Migration Creating a New Anti-western Underclass

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The “anti-colonial” Left wants Western societies to atone for their “original sins”. From its historical role in slavery, imperialism and the extirpation of native peoples to class oppression, progressives argue that the West should pay penance today  read more »

São Paulo has Strong Potential in Deep-tech

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São Paulo in Brazil is rated as the sixth most populous city in the world.  read more »

Why Immigration Can't Revive the Economy

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Boosting immigration would seem a no-brainer to address the West’s ongoing demographic implosion and revive its stagnating economies. Even Japan now recruits foreign temporary workers for its rapidly aging economy.  read more »

Paris is a Knowledge Leader but France as a Nation Lags Behind

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Paris hosts some of the world´s leading technology companies, has several of the leading technological universities and is the European region with highest total number of knowledge intensive jobs  read more »