I have expertise and a passion for this theme, as I happen to have an ease in abstract mathematical thinking and an understanding of Keynesian economics. But in that, I appear to be an exception. Who am I? A normal, now retired businessman, who was reasonably successful. In the economic matters that I now write about, I find that I think “differently.” I therefore have refused any affiliation, so as to avoid indiscreet influence. I do not think I am a great person, but I do think that my writing is unique and worth attention. I tried to write in an easy style, so, dear reader, have a nice read.
Mr. Lighthizer was, over the last decade, the only American author who warned of the damage that free trade with China was going to do and is now doing to our society.
I have great admiration for this man because, as a trade adviser during President Trump’s first presidency, he was courageous with his insight against all others who had different opinions.
This book and his articles showed me I am not alone in what I write, and this man encouraged me to continue.
America is the first country in history to fund the rise of its rivals. We need to stop now, before it's too late.
One of the most consequential U.S. Trade Representatives in our history, Robert Lighthizer led a great reset of American trade policy, a shift that continues to impact the US economy and has endured across Administrations. For more than 40 years, he litigated, negotiated, and editorialized against the failed policies of one-sided free trade as part of both the Reagan and Trump administrations and as a private lawyer. As Trade Representative, he fought against globalists, importers, lobbyists, foreign…
Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though they cover less than two decades, these three administrations span a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the Cold War with an unprecedented degree of power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably short time. The tale of these three administrations is a tale of decline: from the competent but conventional thinking of the first Bush administration, to the good intentions hobbled by self-indulgence of the…
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This economist, who wrote “The Folly of Free Trade” article in the 1986 Harvard Business Review, wrote that free trade is not always good and scoffed at the religious-like belief that it is.
He is the only American thinker who wrote that clearly. Unfortunately, his writing was long-winded, which probably turned away readers. Although general opinion ignored his view, he was totally right, and we now sit with the problem of that ignorance.
I feel he deserves a statue, and I fervently hope the White House will one day have one erected for him, because, for a nation, it is right to honor its great thinkers, even if they were ignored in their lifetime and are no longer alive.
This book, so excellent in giving valid arguments and then predicting China’s supposed inevitable economic demise, is a clear example of how most American authors reason about China without taking into account the huge economic differences it has with our economy.
McMahon and all the others forget that a) in the year 2000 there were 600 million cheap laborers in the countryside, and there still are more than 200 million available now, b) the Beijing Communist dictatorship is cruelly keeping wages of production workers at less than half ours, and c) the existing free trade, started by Bill Clinton in 2000, provides a huge yearly income to China that erases all possible financial troubles they may have.
These three elements together make Mr. McMahon’s book an intellectual silliness. Most authors in our Western world make the same error. It is high time this be realized and corrected.
The world has long considered China a juggernaut of economic strength, but since the global financial crisis, the country's economy has ballooned in size, complexity, and risk. Once dominated by four state-owned banks, the nation's financial system is a tangle of shadow banking entities, informal financial institutions, and complex corporate funding arrangements that threaten growth, stability, and reform efforts. The country has accumulated so much debt so quickly that economists increasingly predict a financial crisis that could make 'Brexit' or Greece's economic ruin seem minor, and could undermine China's ascent as a superpower. Earlier this year, President Xi Jinping issued…
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This book is unique in that, in clear language, it explains Keynes’ Theory of Employment, which created the present science of macroeconomics.
It was printed in 1948 and the following years, in English and 37 other languages. It still is, in my view, THE book about macroeconomics that every economist should read and try to understand. Nothing else comes even near it in clarity and exposure of the excellent work by Keynes.
My book exposes that we, the US, made an error by starting free trade with China. It explains how this is increasingly damaging us now, 26 years later. While Trump brilliantly understands there is a problem there, none of his four predecessors did. The White House still lacks a good expert staff for correcting the current erroneous situation.
My book submits how to successfully do something about it. It is by having the White House give the American business world a six month’s period to reinvest in the production capacity they no longer have.. Only after this six-month moratorium will come the tariffs that will shut out China. Then, Chinese competition will stop. I call the method “The Prisse Moratorium.” It will avoid further chaos and support our manufacturers.
American Panic explores questions unanswered in other books about political panics from our nation’s past and turbulent present. The overall question being: Why do some people panic when others don’t? Political panic has traditionally been associated with lack of education, lack of wealth, or other demographics – none of which…
Sustainability is going mainstream—but where did the story start?
For decades, the traditional capitalist business model required growth at all costs. Business-as-usual guaranteed unsustainability. Now, in contrast, we see growing adoption of greener practices, but where did these ideas come from—and where are the linked movements headed?
