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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 4, 2015
Politics and Government
Campaign 2016: Carly Fiorina, GOP Presidential Candidate
Ten. That’s the number of successive presidents who have come to the White House having previously held elective office. Carly Fiorina hopes to break that string. The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard an…
June 21, 2013
Technology and Innovation
What Tesla Tells Us About Innovation and the Electric Car
Tesla has had an extraordinary year: strong sales, its first quarterly profit, and rave reviews for its Model S sedan. Investors, who have pumped the company’s stock up to strongly that Tesla’s marke…
October 26, 2011
Media
Do Gasoline Based Cars Really Use More Electricity than Electric Vehicles Do?
Business Insider published an interview today with Tesla founder Elon Musk in which Musk makes a striking claim: “You have enough electricity to power all the cars in the country if you stop refining…
March 4, 2024
United States
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Unsung Hero Protecting Critical Infrastructure from National Security Threats
One of the IIJA's lesser known components is the investment it provides for resilience against cyber threats to critical infrastructure like ports, energy grids, transmission lines, and railways.
February 15, 2007
United States
If US investors start buying foreign securities like they buy foreign cars, watch out
There is no way to put a positive gloss on the December TIC report. Total inflows -- counting short and long-term flows -- were negative. The foreign securities bought by US private investors abro…
March 10, 2024
China
China’s Record Manufacturing Surplus
The U.S. likes talking about the dominance of the dollar. But don’t short-change China’s current dominance of manufacturing trade. Trade imbalances need to be taken seriously again.
January 25, 2024
China
Totalism and State-Society Relations in China
The distinction between totalitarianism and totalism offers valuable insights for China studies and the making of U.S. China policy.
