Federal Deficit: Things that cannot go on forever, won’t go on forever
As long as the economy grows faster than the deficit the deficit can continue to grow. The problem is the deficit is growing faster than the economy.
Personal finance, immigration: We need more immigrants to fund social security
Social Security's financial problems are due to not enough legal immigrants, some say.
Economy, International: U.S. launches trade war
Starts high tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico; both countries retaliate with tariffs of their own.
Business
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Management
Policy/Government
Software
Software/Tech
Tech, H-1B: Nicole Shanahan essay on H-1B issues
Nicole Shanahan essay on the H-1B temporary worker visa controversy.
Globalization is over: US proposes to ban Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles
Globalization is over and this path is crazy.
The American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands
The Dutch are awesome.
Demographics
Education
Emerging Technology
Geopolitics
Innovative/Creative
International/Global/Immigration
Global, Education: MIT’s top 35 innovators under 35
Do you aspire to be a tech or science innovator or leader? You must have international/global experience.
Demographics, Global: 23% of US workforce estimated to be foreign born
Almost 1 in 4 U.S. workers today is foreign born.
Demographics: US immigrant population over time
A look at the increase in immigrant population in the U.S.
Demographics: Number of immigrants needed to maintain constant working age population to 2050
The U.S. needs about 1.4 million immigrants per year through 2050 to maintain the working age population.