April 27, 2012
Michael Lind and the good folks at the New America Foundation have produced an interesting report on American manufacturing, “Value Added: America’s Manufacturing Future.” It notes that “a world-
April 25, 2012
The Internet has been a boon for consumers. It allows online shoppers to compare prices, order direct from the manufacturer or a discount site, and enjoy the convenience of shopping anytime, anywhere from the comfort of one’s Internet device.
April 20, 2012
The United States has changed the world in many ways. Our inventions, innovations and enterprising national nature impact people around the world every day, and for decades, one of the biggest feathers in America’s cap was our space program.
April 18, 2012
Policymakers and the public are wondering what the next big drivers of innovation will be that will propel the American economy forward and boost growth. One prospect is “big data”: the explosion of digital information being generated and stored by individual consumers and firms, from start-ups
April 9, 2012
Space still remains the final frontier for man, even after the Space Shuttle tried to make leaving the Earth's atmosphere seem routine. With what seems like infinite potential beyond this big blue marble we live on, it seems striking how underdeveloped and costly space remains.
April 5, 2012
Is the blog dead? A host of big name bloggers certainly think so.
March 27, 2012
The debate over federal defense too often is framed as a struggle between military hawks on the one hand and budget hawks on the other.
March 22, 2012
Manufacturing’s declining share of output isn’t a sign of economic weakness—it’s just the opposite. It’s a sign that advances in manufacturing productivity and efficiency are translating into lower prices for consumers
March 20, 2012
We need policies that will allow US manufacturers to become all the more competitive in the coming years.
March 12, 2012
Commoditize (v): The act of making a process, good or service easy to obtain by making it as uniform, plentiful and affordable as possible. Something becomes commoditized when one offering is nearly indistinguishable from another.