In a recent edition of the Economist, Ariana Huffington claims we face a stark choice as Americans. We can continue going down our current path and turn into a third world country, a shell of our former selves, or Americans can demand more from their leaders and start to take the lead in their own [...]
An Empire Eaten From Within
January 14th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Political Science & Economics
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The American Economy and The Future
September 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Political Science & Economics
There are two Americas: those with skills and those without. And by skills, I don’t mean those who have a college degree: I see tons of college grads looking for work who don’t really have any skills. If you want to be successful in our economy, you must be creative, innovative, hard working and on [...]
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Thomas Friedman’s Advice to President Obama is Spot On
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Entrepreneurship, Entrustet, Political Science & Economics
From time to time, Thomas Friedman writes something that has the power to change lives. So far, Friedman’s The World Is Flat has had the greatest impact on me, as it inspired my business partner, Jesse Davis, to start work on our startup, Entruset. The ideas in his book are still reverberating through our company [...]
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