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817dbf6d8f53e60dc6c6239725c06394 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainermichaelpreiss/2020/12/30/central-asia-is-now-the-time-to-invest-in-kazakhstan/ | Central Asia: Is Now The Time To Invest In Kazakhstan? | Central Asia: Is Now The Time To Invest In Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev addresses attendees of the Newroz celebrations at EXPO ... [+] 2017 in Astana on March 21, 2018. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Global investors tend to group Kazakhstan along with Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent S... |
cb5e3f92afefbf25be29bf664fde8bad | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2019/05/08/new-psychological-studies-how-the-wealthy-really-are-different-from-everyone-else/ | New Psychological Studies: How The Wealthy Really Are Different From Everyone Else | New Psychological Studies: How The Wealthy Really Are Different From Everyone Else
"The rich don’t go with the flow" Mikael Damkier© 123RF.com
The author F. Scott Fitzgerald is credited with saying: “The rich are different from you and me.” And Ernest Hemingway is supposed to have responded: “Yes, they have more money.... |
fd3b4f84a0b79d0d790127c8d668f47a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2019/08/21/i-believe-in-capitalism-but/ | 'I Believe In Capitalism, BUT....' | 'I Believe In Capitalism, BUT....'
"I love capitalism" – the author of this article takes issue with pro-capitalist statements that are... [+] all too often qualified with a BUT. Momentesammler Patrick Reymann
Kamala Harris, one of many Democratic candidates for the presidency of the United States, made headlines just... |
67fe30ddeb12a7fa88ecf627bf602a8f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2019/10/07/why-do-so-many-people-think-that-ceos-earn-too-much/?fbclid=IwAR10_gtrgIXwNyO6omUU_oSn0vpRa7mCihcwyfcNxz30GaiNbLmmxTH-820 | Why Do So Many People Think That CEOs Earn Too Much? | Why Do So Many People Think That CEOs Earn Too Much?
CEOs such as Disney’s Robert “Bob" Iger are frequently criticized for earning too much. Alamy
“Does Disney CEO Bob Iger have a good explanation for why he is being compensated more than $400 million, while workers at Disneyland are homeless and relying on food stamp... |
e29afc6bd11d7337c6238d209b2ca23b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2019/12/09/turning-crises-into-opportunities-the-life-and-career-of-john-d-rockefeller/ | Turning Crises Into Opportunities: The Life And Career Of John D. Rockefeller | Turning Crises Into Opportunities: The Life And Career Of John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Sr. was the richest man in history. Adjusted for inflation, he was even richer ... [+] than Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are today. Getty Images
To the superficial observer, the life stories of successful men and women will ... |
cced7ef44783692b93362f7ed2a70494 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/02/03/professional-successthe-six-most-important-tips/?sh=36fc074a37b2 | Professional Success—The Six Most Important Tips | Professional Success—The Six Most Important Tips
Most people who aren’t really getting ahead in life aren’t lazy or lacking in ambition—they are ... [+] simply wasting too much time on pointless activities rather than focusing on the handful that would make all the difference and really generate results. Getty
Here ar... |
5ce10e9cc1696efff1728f3eb3898c2e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/05/25/to-what-extent-does-a-photograph-reveal-the-truth-about-someones-personality/ | To What Extent Does A Photograph Reveal The Truth About Someone’s Personality? | To What Extent Does A Photograph Reveal The Truth About Someone’s Personality?
Scientists have found out what photographs say about our personalities. Getty
“It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible....” ― The Picture of Dorian Gray, Osc... |
1cf79f8d4687aaa6cd748358f4664b89 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/06/01/what-makes-men-and-women-most-envious/ | What Makes Men And Women Most Envious | What Makes Men And Women Most Envious
Looks reveal more than 1,000 words. Most people say they are not envious but in certain situations ... [+] they most definitely are. Shutterstock
A study has confirmed that women and men envy different things. The psychologists also explain why.
Hardly anyone will openly admit to ... |
0ac073ef28979c887ee4ed984d0367a4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/06/15/millionaire-dropouts-how-much-of-a-role-does-academic-education-play-in-financial-success/ | Millionaire Dropouts: How Much Of A Role Does Academic Education Play In Financial Success? | Millionaire Dropouts: How Much Of A Role Does Academic Education Play In Financial Success?
Michael Dell is just one of many self-made billionaires who dropped out of university. Getty
Many young people still believe that getting a university education is the best way to earn decent money and build a successful career... |
ecf03afbad07e569dde0134abad0ec12 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/06/22/most-rich-people-build-their-wealth-as-entrepreneurs-not-with-stocks/ | Most Rich People Build Their Wealth As Entrepreneurs, Not With Stocks | Most Rich People Build Their Wealth As Entrepreneurs, Not With Stocks
Investing in stocks is a great way to stay rich, but it’s not how most people get rich Getty Images
How do most rich people get rich—from shares, real estate, inheritance or as entrepreneurs? If you read the financial press, you might get the impres... |
ad29a848e3f10a7c0e079e8e968f1eba | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/06/29/how-many-americans-believe-in-conspiracy-theories/ | How Many Americans Believe In Conspiracy Theories? | How Many Americans Believe In Conspiracy Theories?
Only 7% of U.S. Americans believe conspiracy theories that blame Bill Gates for the coronavirus ... [+] pandemic. Getty Images for The New York Times
Since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, conspiracy theories have been spreading almost as fast as the virus itself... |
fa43769caa8d1f345a40d912240ddda7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/12/30/set-more-ambitious-goals-this-new-years-eve/ | Set More Ambitious Goals This New Year’s Eve! | Set More Ambitious Goals This New Year’s Eve!
From scientific studies we know that lots of very successful people commit to their goals for the ... [+] year ahead in writing. Getty
In less than two weeks, television shows will be sending their reporters out onto the streets—as they do every year—to ask shoppers and pe... |
523ab498fa3eb61e6467dfb6274c30f6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajatbhageria/2017/09/10/is-learning-how-to-code-still-worth-it/ | Is Learning 'How To Code' Still Worth It For Millennials? | Is Learning 'How To Code' Still Worth It For Millennials?
I’m starting up to solve a problem I care deeply about…. Should I learn how to code to build out a prototype? Should I outsource development initially? Should I study computer science? These are questions that every first-time entrepreneur asks. Back in 2014, my... |
e8bd7700bb21e6ef0e4c84bebc7e7c3d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajeebdey/2020/11/26/life-in-2020-ad-the-challenges-of-the-remote-worker/ | Life In 2020 AD: The Challenges Of The Remote Worker | Life In 2020 AD: The Challenges Of The Remote Worker
This is the second of a series of articles looking into how, what was previously regarded as “the Future of Work”, has transformed work post-pandemic in 2020 “After Disease”. Having previously looked at where we work, we turn our focus towards how we acquire talent i... |
bb159a3e32a4c642e89ee0b3ccb6bd13 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajeebdey/2020/12/16/festive-feeling-creative-ways-to-engage-employees-remotely/?sh=7e7c43756578 | Festive Feeling: Creative Ways To Engage Employees Remotely | Festive Feeling: Creative Ways To Engage Employees Remotely
This is the third of a series of articles looking into how, what was previously regarded as “the Future of Work”, has transformed work post-pandemic in 2020 “After Disease”. Having previously looked at the evolution and challenges facing our workforce, we turn... |
22eac8013dc72a4b5cc356394a38e6e4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajeebdey/2020/12/22/all-we-want-for-christmas-is-a-four-day-work-week/?sh=7ae5b4104b52 | All We Want For Christmas Is A Four Day Work Week | All We Want For Christmas Is A Four Day Work Week
New research from TopCV, the world’s largest CV-writing service, reveals that almost one-third (30 percent) of UK job seekers have a four-day working week at the top of their Christmas wish list.
With a workforce more adept to flexible working it seems expectations of p... |
83141ca7c8197be765381d2ec9214093 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajeevpeshawaria/2020/04/30/five-keys-to-decisive-crisis-leadership/ | Five Keys To Decisive Crisis Leadership | Five Keys To Decisive Crisis Leadership
United Kingdom: 62% in the U.K. do not believe their government acted fast enough to tackle the spread of COVID-19, and overall public disapproval of the government’s handling rose from 26 to 30% in April.
France: Trust in the government’s effective handling of COVID-19 fell from... |
c2ff7ec7bd8bd0da6838ab0d33d13214 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajeevpeshawaria/2020/12/15/three-stages-of-emotional-development/ | Three Stages Of Emotional Development | Three Stages Of Emotional Development
John and Mary, both very successful doctors, were proud parents. Sitting amongst other parents to witness their son Josh’s graduation from Stanford, they had every reason to be. Josh was graduating with full honors as the valedictorian of his class. Months earlier, Josh had accepte... |
e7084e33a545777446f378be3c52b061 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajindertumber/2019/01/02/2019-cyber-war-part-3/ | 2019: Cyber War - Part 3 | 2019: Cyber War - Part 3
A new year fills us with new hopes,
Facing attacks with new scopes.
Are disasters & election hacking on their way?
Are major cyber attacks here to stay?
This series was not intended to shatter your New Year's celebration but rather, it was intended to instil you with some powerful self-awarenes... |
ce6fc254fc7d0de38ebc605236626d42 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajindertumber/2019/01/16/3-compelling-reasons-to-invest-in-cyber-security-part-2/ | 3 Compelling Reasons To Invest In Cyber Security - Part 2 | 3 Compelling Reasons To Invest In Cyber Security - Part 2
Commencing with strategy and scope,
Security assessment will bring hope.
With impact and projections calculated,
Justification to the board will be validated.
Welcome to part 2, of "3 Compelling Reasons to Invest in Cyber Security". In Part 1, I discussed asses... |
7010771f822197ae31f267170ed74ab6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajsabhlok/2013/07/18/open-source-software-the-hidden-cost-of-free/ | Open Source Software: The Hidden Cost of Free | Open Source Software: The Hidden Cost of Free
Recently, Michael Skok wrote that “open source is eating the software world.” As general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, Skok should know. He’s witnessed the power of open source as an entrepreneur and VC. And he’s seen the positive, long-term adoption trends reve... |
a9164e58c53a37585e324a320c1988f8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2019/10/09/with-whom-should-you-trade-three-steps-to-win-win/ | With Whom Should You Trade? Three Steps To Win-Win | With Whom Should You Trade? Three Steps To Win-Win
This column is the fourth in a five-part series on creating purposeful lives using the same business principles that guide decisions in corporate boardrooms. The target audience is you, the CEO of My Enterprise (ME) Inc.
Serving as a PhD supervisor is one of my favorit... |
8a79923085e250b0bd2447890daf75aa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2020/06/23/overcoming-bias-in-a-world-of-bad-information/ | Overcoming Bias In A World Of Bad Information | Overcoming Bias In A World Of Bad Information
When searching for talent, sometimes the best person for the job is a machine. Robots make sense for repetitive and dangerous tasks, but they also work well as a check against bias.
Artificial intelligence already outperforms judges in choices about setting bail because hum... |
91a7e31767f38c0e39812f0e07f6f873 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2020/10/19/fail-fast-but-use-scientific-method-to-minimize-fallout/?fbclid=IwAR2p2eqOsHZjN4zcQEIGaIEr0oeSxE9RpyxrEVml0YqaN_z-wnb4tPJyr70 | Fail Fast, But Use Scientific Method To Minimize Fallout | Fail Fast, But Use Scientific Method To Minimize Fallout
A female executive and her new ideas are ready to lead her team to parts unknown. getty
Most people see problems and complain. Entrepreneurs see opportunity and take action. They are doers, even in the face of opposition. In some ways they are like Evel Knievel,... |
da262505d805a9acac2085fd8ae0f1c9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2020/11/24/trust-the-science-but-celebrate-the-business-of-covid-19-vaccines/ | Trust The Science, But Celebrate The Business Of Covid-19 Vaccines | Trust The Science, But Celebrate The Business Of Covid-19 Vaccines
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Written with Mahka Moeen
When it comes to fighting a pandemic like Covid-19, most people trust the science. They have less confidence in business to do the right thing. Industry leaders score high in competence on the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer,... |
aeeaac7c82b6d2655869fcd63c5cd779 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2021/01/12/the-meaning-of-work/ | The Meaning Of Work For A Happy Life (And New Year) | The Meaning Of Work For A Happy Life (And New Year)
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Good things happen when people work. Honest effort lifts the soul, like medicine for the body, making a vocation much more than a paycheck.
Work produces income, which covers rent and keeps families fed. But at a more fundamental level, work produces feelings of... |
d8801735cfb025386b8eb434455639ff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeenmabud/2019/07/12/two-lessons-from-the-wayfair-walkout/ | Two Lessons From The Wayfair Walkout | Two Lessons From The Wayfair Walkout
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 26: Wayfair Inc. employees participate in a walkout after the company sold more ... [+] than $200,000 in bedroom furniture to a Texas detention facility for migrant children on June 26, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) Getty Image... |
f42ecac7305d4873f4d00c186bb8a561 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2013/08/13/a-new-crowdfunding-platform-for-hardware-entrepreneurs/ | A New Crowdfunding Platform For Hardware Entrepreneurs | A New Crowdfunding Platform For Hardware Entrepreneurs
Scott Miller and a team of hardware entrepreneurs
In the absence of investment capital from venture capitalists, hardware entrepreneurs have flocked to popular crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, to finance their projects.
Come September, the... |
13645bd98c576703873553a09a0dcf49 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2013/09/18/inside-the-inside-3d-printing-conference/ | Inside The Inside 3D Printing Conference | Inside The Inside 3D Printing Conference
Jonathan Schwartz’s first Inside 3D printing conference earlier this year in New York City surprised him. “I thought to myself, “Wow, This is really small,” says the twenty-two-year-old founder of Layer By Layer, an online marketplace that connects designers with audiences. Schw... |
14db8deda0cbdabe09297d2fdbfab2e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2013/10/14/is-your-startup-named-right/ | Is Your Startup Named Right? | Is Your Startup Named Right?
Serial entrepreneur Mike Rauta took eight years to figure out an appropriate name for his last startup, an after-school tutoring service.
He started with Foundations for Education. A couple of years later, that name was shortened to a combination of letters and numbers that did not make muc... |
ef7f33407fef731bd368be3cb7b5a58a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2013/11/25/educating-a-maker-the-berkeley-perspective/ | Educating A Maker: The Berkeley Perspective | Educating A Maker: The Berkeley Perspective
There is a different sort of Maker being shaped at UC Berkeley.
“The question is no longer: can we make it (a product)?” says Dr. Bjoern Hartmann, assistant professor at the University and instructor for the Interactive Device Design class. “Instead, it has changed to what ca... |
b3757dc3fa80133e48f557057a2daaf3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2013/12/31/3d-printing-this-year-and-next-a-talk-with-brock-hinzmann/ | 3D Printing This Year And Next: A Talk With Brock Hinzmann | 3D Printing This Year And Next: A Talk With Brock Hinzmann
“I’d much rather that people talk about the uses of 3D printing in robotics (such as drones) rather than about issues such as privacy,” says Brock Hinzmann. He is referring to current debate around consumer applications of drones.
Hinzmann, who describes himsel... |
1fc6fc372d31ae733f49570150fca1c1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2014/02/18/a-new-perspective-on-the-internet-of-things/ | A New Perspective On The Internet Of Things | A New Perspective On The Internet Of Things
How many sensors are required to power the Internet of Things?
According to Davor Sutija, chief executive officer at Thinfilm, about a trillion sensors are required to power the billion connected devices expected to power the Internet of Things. To meet demand for the sensors... |
330bfcf17e733f90e5fe8fc57ac76f63 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2014/02/26/all-set-for-take-off-silicon-valley-startups-redefine-space-imaging-market/ | All Set For Take-Off: Silicon Valley Startups Redefine Space Imaging Market | All Set For Take-Off: Silicon Valley Startups Redefine Space Imaging Market
The popular 80s science fiction series Star Trek referred to space as the final frontier. A bunch of breadbox- and dorm refrigerator-sized space imaging satellites are populating that frontier since last year. Unlike the Starship Enterprise, wh... |
bda8f483ade97543f418718882b21fec | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2014/06/12/of-stupid-smartwatches-and-gimmicks-wearable-techs-design-problem/ | Of Stupid Smartwatches And Gimmicks: Wearable Tech's Design Problem | Of Stupid Smartwatches And Gimmicks: Wearable Tech's Design Problem
“Smartwatches are stupid,” says Hartmut Esslinger, Apple’s first head of design and creator of the company’s Snow White design language. “Why would I put cheap electronics on my wrist as a symbol of (my) emotion?” Esslinger also calls Fitbit, the popul... |
f427b0d513fc0fa287785985f620ef88 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2014/07/28/the-worlds-first-automatic-stroking-machine/ | The World's First Automatic Stroking Machine | The World's First Automatic Stroking Machine
The first thing that Brian Sloan did after getting his hands on a prototype for Autoblow 2, the world’s first automatic stroking machine, was to plug it into a power outlet and test it on himself. “The thing ran for three hours nonstop,” he told me.
Sloan, of course, did not... |
3a49da4bfa2d5cdfefe5f8c161e70cf8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/04/11/soros-bretton-woods-ii-and-the-twilight-of-the-gods/ | Soros, Bretton Woods II And The Twilight Of The Gods | Soros, Bretton Woods II And The Twilight Of The Gods
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Financier George Soros has contributed $50 million to the Institute for New Economic Thinking. Its work reached an inflection point last weekend when hundreds of the economic policy elite gathered in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Bretton Woods is... |
167dca80681874502ef7958dd54b6f0a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/04/18/government-shutdown-a-psychodrama/ | Government Shutdown: A Psychodrama | Government Shutdown: A Psychodrama
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Government shutdown? America was treated to a faux spectacle recently. The threatened apocalypse? Government shutdown. It was a through-the-looking-glass threatened inversion of the magnificent, and similarly grandiose, fantasy of Ayn Rand i... |
d7f54a2b22de2ec0332c6aaa04f6468a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/07/18/what-the-left-fails-to-grasp-is-that-gold-equals-jobs/ | What The Left Fails To Grasp Is That Gold Equals Jobs | What The Left Fails To Grasp Is That Gold Equals Jobs
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What's the matter with Thomas Frank? This question was posed and answered a few years ago in The New York Sun's review of Frank's The Wrecking Crew. "Mr. Frank's point about contemporary conservative politics is straightforward and dogmatic," wr... |
2437746ba678992cdf92a9f92e51558b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/07/25/obamas-default-taking-the-closing-the-washington-monument-maneuver-thermonuclear/ | Obama's Default: Taking The "Closing The Washington Monument" Maneuver Thermonuclear | Obama's Default: Taking The "Closing The Washington Monument" Maneuver Thermonuclear
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President Barack Obama is on the verge of terminally discrediting himself by playing some very bad games very badly. The means of avoiding default are crystal clear. Obama is not just ignoring t... |
c393540dfb7b9b514e298d5e1c9709c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/09/26/radical-its-the-integrity-stupid/ | Radical: It's The Integrity, Stupid | Radical: It's The Integrity, Stupid
An old acquaintance of mine, a passionate progressive, gave away the game in a recent conversation when he said, contemptuously, "Your people (by which he meant the Tea Party) are idiots for fetishizing the Constitution. Everybody knows that it's just an artifact." A stunning prop... |
b289db191af011a4fd4f451ed3db64d6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/10/10/occupy-wall-street-contempt-of-political-class/ | Occupy Wall Street: Contempt Of Political Class | Occupy Wall Street: Contempt Of Political Class
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Last Wednesday, Occupy Wall Street, known at Twitter as #OWS, surged, thanks to a boost from MoveOn.org, to 15,000 souls. That same day, former White House Green Jobs Czar Van Jones rallied hundreds at the Capitol. Smaller demonstra... |
ae8aa9c3aad1bf475cef94c826dc2bf0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/10/31/october-surprise-can-gold-be-the-panama-canal-treaty-of-2012/ | October Surprise: Can Gold Be The Panama Canal Treaty Of 2012? | October Surprise: Can Gold Be The Panama Canal Treaty Of 2012?
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Superpollster Scott Rasmussen has pulled the pin and rolled one of his patented hand grenades under the chair of the Political Class. Rasmussen’s “October Surprise” is contained in a recent poll showing 44% of likely voters favor returni... |
e402cf96aabdd2bc506f17f187a4852c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/03/26/romney-v-obama-the-2012-race-may-hinge-on-the-fed/ | Romney v. Obama: The 2012 Race May Hinge On the Fed | Romney v. Obama: The 2012 Race May Hinge On the Fed
By Ralph Benko
Bernanke at GWU. Photo by author.
Mitt Romney is the favorite to win the Republican nomination for president. If nominated, the campaign against Obama may well hinge on the dramatically different views on monetary policy between Obama’s Fed chairman, Be... |
504d6823e378d01628722b54c52b9e42 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/04/23/washington-to-the-citizens-dont-confuse-me-with-the-facts/ | Washington To The Citizens: Don't Confuse Me With The Facts! | Washington To The Citizens: Don't Confuse Me With The Facts!
“Don’t confuse me with the facts. I’ve got a closed mind.” These words were famously uttered by Rep. Earl Landgrebe (R-IN), a Nixon partisan to the bitter end, at the Watergate hearings. They are all that remain of that legislator’s political legacy. And ... |
e5a41a79b0505dc9830096ad3a360e29 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/05/07/sen-mike-lee-and-rep-kevin-brady-attempt-to-bring-back-the-gold-standard/ | Sen. Mike Lee And Rep. Kevin Brady Attempt To Bring Back The Gold Standard | Sen. Mike Lee And Rep. Kevin Brady Attempt To Bring Back The Gold Standard
Senator Mike Lee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah, recently sponsored a bill entitled the “Federal Reserve Modernization Act.” It is the counterpart to Rep. Kevin Brady’s Sound Dollar Act of 2012 (which enjoys 35 Hous... |
9d4c90a30c4cf0110f6b925b730ece76 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/05/28/2012-good-money-and-jobs-vs-easy-money-and-stagnation/ | 2012: Good Money And Jobs vs. Easy Money And Stagnation | 2012: Good Money And Jobs vs. Easy Money And Stagnation
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The 2012 presidential election is shaping up to include an argument over opportunity versus equality. The American economy has been stagnant for a decade. Income for working men has been stagnant (or even contracting) for 40 ye... |
e7c97301e9c3780454b1f1cae4ce6fe2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/06/25/memo-to-team-romney-attack-obamas-louche-money/ | Memo to Team Romney: Attack Obama's Louche Money | Memo to Team Romney: Attack Obama's Louche Money
Can Romney turn Obama's line of "Blame Bush" attack back on Obama? (Image credit: Getty Images via... [+] @daylife)
President Obama’s re-election strategy will be predicated on blaming the economic stagnation on George W. Bush, and, thus, the GOP, my colleagues Frank Can... |
c6b6e2a524aeb76d3649090775cc1b28 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/07/30/hollywoods-liberal-use-of-violence-makes-it-the-modern-lady-macbeth/ | Hollywood's Liberal Use Of Violence Makes It The Modern Lady MacBeth | Hollywood's Liberal Use Of Violence Makes It The Modern Lady MacBeth
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Some liberals are attempting to co-opt the tragic Aurora massacre. As the San Francisco Chronicle observes:
Each time there is a mass killing on American soil, the angry sound bites about gun control start long before ... |
610f66121fab04b9d93728080d3bfdb5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/09/10/barack-obama-and-the-long-hard-road-forward-to-1977/ | Barack Obama and The Long, Hard Road "Forward"...to 1977? | Barack Obama and The Long, Hard Road "Forward"...to 1977?
Supporters wave signs as US President Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech to run for a second... [+] term at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 6, 2012 on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). (Image ... |
b76d6b0d39c64d312ef8665cc4f4ad93 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/12/23/as-2012-comes-to-an-end-the-world-has-never-been-better/?utm_source=wnd&utm_medium=wnd&utm_campaign=syndicated | As 2012 Comes To An End, The World Has Never Been Better | As 2012 Comes To An End, The World Has Never Been Better
Garry Kvistad, founder and proprietor of Woodstock Chimes®.
There’s an urban legend besetting the urbane that capitalism is a system of privilege designed for the Ebenezer Scrooges of the world. Not so. Capitalism works at least as well for us Bob Cratchits as ... |
23cecf9e4f494673691d830c8fa16d93 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2013/05/27/everything-i-know-about-good-economic-policy-i-learned-from-mother-teresa/ | Everything I Know About Good Economic Policy I Learned From Mother Teresa | Everything I Know About Good Economic Policy I Learned From Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
My close encounter with Mother Teresa was a chance one, in 1979. This chance encounter taught me everything I know about good macroeconomic policy.
I, a young law student, was standing on 41st ... |
782fc9d854dbbb40bb904ea5a3998ebc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2013/09/02/why-americas-political-destiny-hinges-on-what-happens-next-in-texas/ | Why America's Political Destiny Hinges On What Happens Next In Texas | Why America's Political Destiny Hinges On What Happens Next In Texas
Steve Munisteri
The political stakes could hardly be higher.
Latinos, who have leaned Democratic, demographically are surging in Texas. And if the Democrats can turn Texas blue (or even purple) they would have a huge leg up at winning control of the e... |
c4cdf97c697c63c2480e39fb4e683d12 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2013/12/23/keynes-and-copernicus-the-debasement-of-money-overthrows-the-social-order-and-governments/ | Keynes and Copernicus: The Debasement Of Money Overthrows The Social Order And Governments | Keynes and Copernicus: The Debasement Of Money Overthrows The Social Order And Governments
"Nicolaus Copernicus Tornaeus Borussus Mathemat.", 1597 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The United States Senate moves toward the confirmation of Janet Yellen, now posited for next January 6th, as chair of the Federal Reserve System. ... |
6aa77296a50909e7ef18c1759a82fa05 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2014/01/06/a-year-into-the-master-plan-of-the-vast-left-wing-conspiracy-can-the-mad-tea-party-beat-the-tea-party/ | A Year Into The Master Plan Of The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy, Can The "Mad Tea Party" Beat The Tea Party? | A Year Into The Master Plan Of The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy, Can The "Mad Tea Party" Beat The Tea Party?
The March Hare with Alice, the Dormouse, and the Hatter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Photo... [+] credit: Wikipedia)
One year ago, between the re-election and re-inauguration of Barack Obama, the Vast Lef... |
5366fc413c7d58107fd784554b78db84 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2014/02/24/what-facebooks-58-genders-mean-for-politics/ | What Facebook's 58 Genders Mean For Politics | What Facebook's 58 Genders Mean For Politics
Facebook very recently introduced a drop-down menu with 58 gender identity choices to embellish the classic Male and Female. It includes arcane categories such as “neutrois” and “two-spirit” and takes one over the 6-colored rainbow Gay Pride flag. Facebook now takes us som... |
daf9c1716a52ea6195743df7accaaef5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2014/07/25/faithful-john-boehner-to-faithless-barack-obama-checkmate/ | Faithful John Boehner To Faithless Barack Obama: Checkmate? | Faithful John Boehner To Faithless Barack Obama: Checkmate?
House Speaker John Boehner's proposed lawsuit against Barack Obama is causing a great deal of chatter in Washington. Political stunt, as Obama has called it? Or, maybe, checkmate, Obama?
There is a quiet gap in the U.S. Constitution. There is no explicit me... |
14b9a99c1e36cb415006b93fd1b60919 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2014/11/10/the-november-4-elections-american-voters-punish-political-fanatics/ | The November 4 Elections: American Voters Punish Political Fanatics | The November 4 Elections: American Voters Punish Political Fanatics
Voters have shown, yet again, that we do not like political fanatics. “Fanatic” is defined by my resident dictionary as “a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, esp. for an extreme … political cause.” The Republican Party, in the nuanced... |
5154f38f6c6c44b85fd48e639c8e0fec | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/01/19/monetary-politics-the-biggest-money-player-in-politics-is-the-fed/ | Monetary Politics: The Biggest Money Player In Politics Is The Fed | Monetary Politics: The Biggest Money Player In Politics Is The Fed
Washington finally shows signs of coming to grips with the importance of money to politics. This is not about mere campaign finance. Last week there was a breakthrough in bringing the money policy issue out of the shadows and to center stage ... where i... |
e6c890002371594ee723cf50e1c5fc61 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/02/16/rand-paul-draws-liberal-fire-as-the-left-discovers-its-inner-love-of-the-fed-part-one/ | Rand Paul Draws Liberal Fire As The Left Discovers Its Inner Love Of The Fed, Part One | Rand Paul Draws Liberal Fire As The Left Discovers Its Inner Love Of The Fed, Part One
The New Republic, in its February 8th issue, carries an article by Danny Vinik entitled Rand Paul Has the Most Dangerous Economic Views of Any 2016 Candidate. It appears that TNR’s fact checkers decamped along with its top journalis... |
d32db930dd3c409965c1376b61d33d2f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/02/23/bitcoin-bit-by-bit-pitches-silicon-valley-against-washington-as-our-true-capital/ | Bitcoin, Bit-by-Bit, Pitches Silicon Valley Against Washington As Our True Capital | Bitcoin, Bit-by-Bit, Pitches Silicon Valley Against Washington As Our True Capital
Washington, DC, is the capital of the United States. Yet Silicon Valley is the true capital of the America of the present and the future. Silicon Valley and its satellites gave us personal computers, web browsing, email, Amazon, eBay, P... |
add7de43a9b85e58c65b1f5df7e5ce66 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/04/13/bring-on-a-militant-republicanlcbtq-pride-movement/ | Bring On A Militant Republican/LCBTQ Pride Movement! | Bring On A Militant Republican/LCBTQ Pride Movement!
Republicans! To the barricades, mes enfants!
As The National Journal noted late last year, in an article entitled It’s Hard Out There For A Bay Area Conservative, “‘Conservatives in Northern California ‘have been beaten into submission,’ says Chris Pareja, host of a ... |
0e367079ce85534b7c053f3ed4c54837 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/04/20/the-political-implications-of-kelley-pauls-true-and-constant-friends/ | Book Review: Kelley Paul's 'True And Constant Friends' And Its Political Implications | Book Review: Kelley Paul's 'True And Constant Friends' And Its Political Implications
Americans have a deep ambivalence about the role of First Lady.
In a 1992 segment of Nightline correspondent Jackie Judd observed,
Americans are most comfortable, for example, with first ladies who are gracious, stand - by - your - m... |
34b3be198c9bd82a8db6ada24444e2fe | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/09/26/john-boehner-exits-congresss-fall-from-hell/ | John Boehner Exits Congress's 'Fall From Hell' | John Boehner Exits Congress's 'Fall From Hell'
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: House Speaker John Boehner. (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)
House Speaker John Boehner, under constant sniping from his far right flank, finally hit the ejection button. This leaves the House in search of a new Speaker, presumptively but no... |
09c5cb86b23d4b58943bf9811b38f9c2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2015/12/15/donald-trump-the-kid-from-queens-meets-texas-ted-cruz-in-vegas/ | Donald Trump, The 'Kid From Queens,' Meets 'Texas Ted' Cruz In Vegas | Donald Trump, The 'Kid From Queens,' Meets 'Texas Ted' Cruz In Vegas
The image of Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is seen in a display announcing the upcoming... [+] Republican presidential debate on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
The preliminaries are over.... |
e5b222989536e1143dc392353ac7af48 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/04/10/book-review-james-rickards-the-new-case-for-gold/ | Book Review: James Rickards, The New Case For Gold | Book Review: James Rickards, The New Case For Gold
James "Jim" Rickards, portfolio manager of West Shore Group LLC, speaks during a Bloomberg... [+] Television interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Rickards discussed the policy of the Federal Reserve, the economy, and various investment strategies. ... |
610e8d09d59516e76d4a01a3a32af10c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/08/05/the-melodramatic-criticisms-of-donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-are-overdone/ | The Melodramatic Criticisms Of Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Are Overdone | The Melodramatic Criticisms Of Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Are Overdone
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JULY 29: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Gallogly Event... [+] Center on the campus of the University of Colorado on July 29, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Mahoney/Getty Images)
Th... |
9ea36c14187cc35340a748830a95a198 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2016/08/14/would-donald-trump-or-hillary-clinton-make-the-more-effective-executive/ | Would Donald Trump Or Hillary Clinton Make The More Effective Executive? | Would Donald Trump Or Hillary Clinton Make The More Effective Executive?
WARREN, MI - AUGUST 11: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivers a speech on the U.S... [+] economy at Futuramic Tool & Engineering August 11, 2016 in Warren, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
French soldiers in Lalai... |
fb4bb54677cfd050482169aeb47e0316 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2017/03/30/james-rickards-dr-tail-risk-takes-us-on-a-tour-of-the-road-to-ruin/ | James Rickards, 'Dr. Tail Risk,' Takes Us On A Tour Of 'The Road To Ruin' | James Rickards, 'Dr. Tail Risk,' Takes Us On A Tour Of 'The Road To Ruin'
James Rickards speaks during the Bloomberg Link European Debt Crisis conference at the Rubin Museum... [+] of Art in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg
Meet James Rickards, “Dr. Tail Risk.”
Some people loat... |
94f8fb70aa87e1e3065d51e4eb146a32 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2017/07/09/dont-panic-here-comes-senator-mike-lee-ghostbuster/ | Don't Panic, Here Comes Senator Mike Lee, Ghostbuster | Don't Panic, Here Comes Senator Mike Lee, Ghostbuster
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, pauses before a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington,... [+] Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
This week, once again, as Congress returns, we will be treated to more of the sound and fury signifying nothing... |
0e42d51ae1ec9ff85655702baf6bbf25 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2013/04/22/despite-promising-start-taiwan-misses-free-trade-deals/ | Despite Promising Start, Taiwan Misses Free Trade Deals | Despite Promising Start, Taiwan Misses Free Trade Deals
English: President Ma Ying-jeou gave a speech at 2010 Double Ten Day celebration 中文: 马英九总统在双十节庆典上讲话... [+] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Taiwan said three years ago other governments were lining up to discuss free trade agreements after the world’s 19th largest econom... |
db81c8bbb3aa45e4f4ba52a5c66ac22a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2013/07/09/taiwans-trade-deal-with-new-zealand-two-scenarios/ | Taiwan's Trade Deal With New Zealand: Two Scenarios | Taiwan's Trade Deal With New Zealand: Two Scenarios
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou waves to supporters as he campaigns for re-election in 2012. He has... [+] staked part of Taiwan's reputation on trade deals with major partners. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)
Taiwan and New Zealand signed a trade pact on ... |
bd8efc3adbe506f1f6013139230e17bd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2014/02/12/taiwan-china-consulates-today-reunification-tomorrow/ | Taiwan, China: Consulates Today, Reunification On The Way? | Taiwan, China: Consulates Today, Reunification On The Way?
From the outside, first-ever ministerial level talks between China and Taiwan this week look like a normal meet-and-greet fest. The man in charge of China policy in Taiwan, we’re told, is just spending quality time getting to know his counterpart who advises Be... |
b61a4ff9b23675b7dba1c05ef13ded35 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2014/03/24/protests-in-taiwan-a-long-term-threat-to-foreign-trade/ | Protests In Taiwan: A Long-Term Threat To Foreign Trade? | Protests In Taiwan: A Long-Term Threat To Foreign Trade?
Mass protests and police clashes in Taiwan have indefinitely postponed ratification of a trade deal between the island’s expansion-starved service sector and its larger counterpart China. Taiwan's ruling party has a majority in parliament, so the final step for t... |
15bd696c4290ed11b0c17cc49dd159b4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2014/07/07/new-obstacle-in-strained-taiwan-china-talks-south-korea/ | New Obstacle In Strained Taiwan-China Talks: South Korea | New Obstacle In Strained Taiwan-China Talks: South Korea
Taiwan is already worried about trade talks with China. First, public dissent has knocked back parliamentary ratification of a year-old accord on liberalizing the service trade, a boon to banks and tour operators. China is also leaning on Taiwan to expand economi... |
eab409f6a1b4b4c07d3a4c184cd1ff86 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2014/08/28/what-anti-china-riots-investment-in-vietnam-surges-ahead/ | What Anti-China Riots? Investment In Vietnam Surges Ahead | What Anti-China Riots? Investment In Vietnam Surges Ahead
When I visited Ho Chi Minh City three years ago, I couldn’t meet enough angry people. Factory bosses in the industrial parks outside town complained of lazy workers who would pull wildcat strikes for higher pay. Inflation was 21% and the Vietnamese dong falling.... |
d7f36cafcee40d75f6561e322a62ad6e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2015/03/11/viral-role-model-emerges-in-tech-savvy-software-starved-taiwan/ | Viral Role Model Emerges In Innovation-Starved Tech Hub Taiwan | Viral Role Model Emerges In Innovation-Starved Tech Hub Taiwan
Taiwan lags in high-tech innovation despite decades of making the world’s most celebrated electronic devices, the tiring refrain goes. There’s no shortage of government-run invention incubators or ideas for education reform. The supply chain is there. So is... |
6f54c4f3d292c1dec45b415aab7bf35e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2015/12/08/five-signs-taiwan-is-emerging-not-developed/ | Five Signs Taiwan Is Emerging, Not Developed | Five Signs Taiwan Is Emerging, Not Developed
MSCI , the venerated New York-based architect of stock market indexes, will be back someday to reevaluate Taiwan after deciding last year the capital market was emerging, not developed. MSCI found “absence of any significant improvements in key areas negatively affecting acc... |
ab826efc715f88bd53e025d290ca048c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/06/15/two-disneyland-attractions-you-wont-see-in-china-and-why/ | Two Disneyland Attractions You Won't See In China And Why | Two Disneyland Attractions You Won't See In China And Why
Shanghai Disneyland opens today in China after so much anticipation that people lined up for as long as four hours during trial runs over the past month and you need tickets in advance to get in through Saturday. Walt Disney expects 50 million visitors a yea... |
261fa4f2242cfc661c034865b68ee6cc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/06/26/look-who-donates-the-most-to-indonesias-poor-and-sick/ | Look Who Donates The Most To Indonesia's Poor And Sick | Look Who Donates The Most To Indonesia's Poor And Sick
Mesty Ariotedjo works full-time in pediatric medicine at a national public hospital in Jakarta. But she found time last year to start a foundation that raises money for Indonesians too poor to pay for healthcare. She was inspired to launch it after working in 2012 ... |
662e263806ca7a98072efbc34d22e46f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/07/17/japan-is-quietly-building-a-tiny-tropical-islet-but-an-angry-china-has-noticed/ | Japan Is Quietly Building A Tiny Tropical Islet, But An Angry China Has Noticed | Japan Is Quietly Building A Tiny Tropical Islet, But An Angry China Has Noticed
Japan’s southernmost islet is so small at nine square meters it conjures up comparisons to boats and bedrooms. Curiously, the government in Tokyo has spent an estimated $600 million on infrastructure such as cement and steel breakwaters to ... |
7ee26beefcbcf350996083d29804f3b9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/10/19/too-many-typhoons-in-taiwan-its-not-global-warming/ | Typhoon Rage In Taiwan This Year: Global Warming? | Typhoon Rage In Taiwan This Year: Global Warming?
Some people are glued to football at this time of year and some prefer baseball. Others just live on Facebook instead. But this summer a lot of people in Taiwan and its northwestern Pacific Ocean neighbors China, Japan and the Philippines have been obsessing over weathe... |
306a0e11eb4ca97e6345b7c4d5a831a5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/11/09/5-sad-and-creepy-things-you-should-know-about-south-koreas-presidential-scandal/ | Five Things To Know About South Korea's Presidential Scandal | Five Things To Know About South Korea's Presidential Scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun-Pool/Getty Images)
South Korean President Park Geun-hye will do lot of explaining during her last of five years in office. Reports in October that a deviously persuasive figure outside government w... |
5b3a310ed6ce54da161ba58fcd052ec6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/11/29/htcs-newest-high-end-smartphone-works-extra-fast-at-a-strange-cost/ | HTC's Newest High-End Smartphone Works Extra Fast At A Strange Cost | HTC's Newest High-End Smartphone Works Extra Fast At A Strange Cost
HTC is at it again. The Taiwanese developer is trying to prop up its long-faltering smartphone business with a new high-end model that might stand out in a vast field of Android devices. Its HTC Bolt smartphone runs at an extraordinarily high speed on ... |
532f6651135683752287a7c079cfa3e9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/01/16/china-strenghtens-control-over-disputed-sea-as-its-last-enemy-vietnam-fades/ | Beijing Strenghtens Control Over The South China Sea As Its Last Rival Goes Soft | Beijing Strenghtens Control Over The South China Sea As Its Last Rival Goes Soft
The South China Sea is officially contested by six governments. But China is taking control by neutralizing those rivals one by one. The last may have just fallen.
They all need fish, smell oil under the seabed or just like the extraterrit... |
3f1fef23f59817a8f0453c692f56ad76 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/03/07/these-5-countries-should-watch-out-for-chinas-increased-military-budget/ | These 5 Countries Should Watch Out For China's Increased Military Budget | These 5 Countries Should Watch Out For China's Increased Military Budget
China announced over the weekend it would raise the defense budget 7%, a bump that the official media describe as modest compared to Western European and U.S. military spending. This year’s increase fails the 7.6% growth of 2016 and ranks as the l... |
8dddf728993eb0cb42c097b5dde816b7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/05/17/india-to-indonesia-asias-5-best-countries-for-foreign-investors/ | From India To Indonesia, These Are Asia's 5 Best Countries For Foreign Investors | From India To Indonesia, These Are Asia's 5 Best Countries For Foreign Investors
This picture taken on February 24, 2017 shows a man drinking beer to test its quality at the Stark... [+] Beer factory in Singaraja, a regency on Bali island in Indonesia (SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
Malaysia’s scheduled announcement... |
da42105ff8122ac420025a72e8992258 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/06/22/chinas-pink-economy-is-quietly-but-quickly-growing-to-american-proportions/ | LGBTs In China Are Priming A Pink Economy That Will Overtake America's | LGBTs In China Are Priming A Pink Economy That Will Overtake America's
Yu Xiaoyang - who uses the stage name Xiao Bai meaning 'Little White' - putting on his make up... [+] during a preliminary round of Big Queen, a cross-dressing contest in the Icon Club in Shanghai. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
Hardly anyone in... |
91d567be796283bdd1ac7a49fd5f1f13 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/07/06/the-philippines-will-stay-poor-despite-new-anti-poverty-pledges/ | Most Filipinos Will Stay Poor Despite Duterte's Anti-Poverty Pledge | Most Filipinos Will Stay Poor Despite Duterte's Anti-Poverty Pledge
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - MAY 23: Maria Donna Bernardo, 23, plays with her 3-month-old daughter on May... [+] 23, 2017 in an impoverished community in Tondo, Manila. (Jes Aznar/Getty Images)
If the fast-growing Philippine economy story has the aura of a fa... |
ad8dd1f1b918a4e492db149964103b76 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/08/30/this-country-can-best-repel-a-rogue-north-korean-missile/ | Japan Can Repel A North Korean Missile Better Than The U.S. Or South Korea | Japan Can Repel A North Korean Missile Better Than The U.S. Or South Korea
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on August 29, 2017... [+] and released on August 30, 2017 shows North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 lifting off from the launchin... |
865f1f44e27fd6702ac2c5c6b75b730b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/09/13/roving-racy-art-show-tests-asias-tolerance-for-lgbt-causes/ | This Risqué New Art Show Tests Asia's Tolerance For LGBT Causes | This Risqué New Art Show Tests Asia's Tolerance For LGBT Causes
Patrick Sun, founder of the Sunpride Foundation, visits his exhibition Sept. 12, 2017 at the Museum... [+] of Contemporary Art in Taipei. (photo by Ralph Jennings) Ralph Jennings
When Patrick Sun, founder of the Sunpride Foundation, decided three years ag... |
8f95180117067ebf216e50a1b380fb4b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2017/11/24/china-is-competing-with-the-u-s-for-military-control-over-the-whole-western-pacific/ | Opinion: China Is Competing With The U.S. For Military Control Over The Western Pacific | Opinion: China Is Competing With The U.S. For Military Control Over The Western Pacific
J-15 fighter jets are seen on the flight deck of China's sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, as it... [+] arrives in Hong Kong waters on July 7, 2017, less than a week after a high-profile visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AN... |
c440f609cb0ebe40172c18cdf87cf942 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/02/27/china-needs-a-win-in-afghanistan-to-keep-its-edge-in-asian-trade/ | China Needs A Win In Afghanistan To Keep Its Edge In Asian Trade | China Needs A Win In Afghanistan To Keep Its Edge In Asian Trade
A local laborer helps excavates near the mountaintop that marks the heart of the Aynak mining site... [+] in Afghanistan. Chinese firms are investing in the site. (Matthew C. Rains/MCT via Getty Images)
China wants to help build infrastructure in poor, wa... |
435065e3476c869d68a01430c04db6d1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/03/01/china-is-reevaluating-its-economic-ties-in-65-foreign-countries/ | China Is Reevaluating Economic Ties In 65 Foreign Countries | China Is Reevaluating Economic Ties In 65 Foreign Countries
Cranes work on Lianyungang port on China's east coast, a starting point of the new Eurasian... [+] Continental Bridge freight transportation harbor and an intersection city of the Belt and Road. (Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Officials in Beijing wo... |
9b9a90737e7449e63da2e45ade2111ca | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/03/13/how-japan-australia-and-nine-friends-will-resist-china-in-world-trade/ | How An Australia-Canada-Japan Led TPP-11 Trade Deal Compares To China's Alternative | How An Australia-Canada-Japan Led TPP-11 Trade Deal Compares To China's Alternative
Government ministers from representing nations in the 11-country Pacific trade pact Comprehensive... [+] and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) pose after signing the deal in Santiago on March 8, 2018. (CLAUDIO ... |
6995f672a1f27485f4a1991298238cb2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/05/20/taiwans-population-will-decline-by-2021-why-thats-bad-news-for-its-tech-led-economy/ | Taiwan's Population Will Decline By 2021: Why That's Bad News For Its Tech-Led Economy | Taiwan's Population Will Decline By 2021: Why That's Bad News For Its Tech-Led Economy
A nurse inspects a newborn baby at a nursery in a hospital in Taipei on July 8, 2011. (PATRICK... [+] LIN/AFP/Getty Images)
The Taiwan government predicts that its population will start declining as early as 2021. That's because the ... |
6268475140ca74c80b6410d73a96661a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/06/10/how-taiwan-chipmaker-tsmc-will-prosper-for-5-more-years-without-its-iconic-founder/ | How Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Will Prosper For 5 More Years Without Its Iconic Founder | How Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Will Prosper For 5 More Years Without Its Iconic Founder
Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), listens during the a... [+] third-quarter investors briefing in Taipei on October 29, 2009. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
You might call Morris Chang a man of few surp... |
5408dff6fede36a4ff3cdea93c248c77 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/12/17/how-taiwan-will-vie-with-china-and-asia-to-develop-startups/ | How Taiwan Will Vie With China And Asia To Develop Startups | How Taiwan Will Vie With China And Asia To Develop Startups
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech on Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
When President Tsai Ing-wen pledged to help Taiwan's startups, it wasn’t just talk. The island has strengths in AI, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and biotech, but... |
644b42ef7bead4f9ee8bd6e4f6eed038 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/12/26/why-one-adventurous-taiwanese-travel-company-is-entering-china-as-others-look-abroad/ | Why One Adventurous Taiwanese Travel Company Is Entering China As Others Look Elsewhere | Why One Adventurous Taiwanese Travel Company Is Entering China As Others Look Elsewhere
KKDay CEO Chen Ming-ming Courtesy of KKDay
Rising costs, forced technology transfers and U.S. import tariffs are pushing Taiwanese companies to take their money outside China, sometimes after decades of investment. When it’s time to... |
a0fd40a911717081b513a8b619d978d3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2019/04/10/why-google-is-expanding-in-taiwan-again-and-again/ | Why Google Is Expanding In Taiwan Again And Again | Why Google Is Expanding In Taiwan Again And Again
HTC and Google hold a joint press conference in September 2017 in Taipei. (TPG/Getty Images) Getty
Just over a year ago, Google announced it would hire 300 additional people in Taiwan and train 5,000 students in AI. That news, as detailed on Google’s blog at the time, c... |
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