President Trump's America First trade policy aims to close trade deficits and re-industrialize the United States. Is it an effort whose time has come or a colossal mistake?
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The Economy the Internet Birthed: How High Tech Made it Tougher to Land a Job
It is a presidential election year and by all counts the race is close. There is no question the post-recession recovery has been anemic at best. To call it a recovery is a stretch and the threat of a double-dip recession lingers. Whether anyone can really turn this lackluster economy around is anyone's guess. Talk …
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American Competitiveness: The New Untouchables or The New Half Truth?
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?