In the US economic ecosystem, startups are wolves. And we need more of them, and the creative destruction they bring, to transform our stagnating economy. read more
Americans are a lot better off today than they were in 1776 of 1860 or 1929 or 1960, right? I mean, that is kind of an important point. In 1800, per capita GDP — adjusted for inflation — was about $2,000 a year and average life expectancy was 39 year. Today it’s over $42,000 and 79 years. Not only would I rather live in 2014 America than in any of those other time periods, I would rather live in 2014 America than 2013 America. read more
No sooner does a united Europe dodge a Scottish bullet than it is forced to deal with a more serious Catalonian bullet. If Artur Mas, the president of the Catalan, government has his way, on November 9 in one way or another Catalonia will have a non-binding vote on the question of its independence from Spain. read more
