Fixing Chains
“Shipping costs have finally slumped,” the Financial Times asserts. Bloomberg affirms that trend, contending that […]
Going Vertical
The business world is prone to fads. Over the decades, nothing has been more faddish […]
Trading in an EV World
Super Bowl LV makes it official. No, not that Tom Brady is the best quarterback […]
No, the Coronavirus Won’t Kill Off Globalization
The spread of COVID-19 has brought much commentary about the impending end of globalization. While […]
Revisiting the Productivity Slump
Three years ago, in my book An Extraordinary Time, I advanced the view that governments […]
Information and Competition
It seems that competition regulators at the European Union are looking into whether “Big Data” […]
Supply Chain Insurance
As of this writing, 47 people have been killed and many more injured by the […]
In Defense of Industrial Food
The other night I watched Michael Pollan’s new documentary, In Defense of Food. I’m a […]
The Case for Giving It Away
Elon Musk, the head of Tesla Motors, announced today that his company will not sue […]
The World’s New Workshop
Sometimes a single number can reveal a great deal about economic change. Last week, I […]