Monthly Archives: June 2011

Secretary Daley Tells Angry American Manufacturers That Things Aren’t That Bad

American manufacturers tell him point-blank that this administration has done very little in aid of domestic manufacturing and Mr. Daley still manages to say: “You can’t sound Pollyannaish,” Daley told the business leaders. “I believe this economy of ours is … Continue reading

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Video: Bob Lutz, Ex-GM, on the Failure of Feely-Dooly Bureaucracy

Bob Lutz, formerly Vice-Chairman of GM: “We’re not tough enough in the way we run our businesses.” Business has become the expression of failed social experiment. He mentions China (once), but the value of this video is the commentary on … Continue reading

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WSJ Video Embed: China’s Property “Bubble” — Popping?

We’ve heard these prognostications for many, many years. Ready to pop? Really? I don’t think anyone knows. A June 3, 2011 article: Home prices rose 0.5% in May from April, according to the China Real Estate Index System, which is … Continue reading

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Another Video of Magician Liu Qian (劉謙)

This guy is great!

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North Korean Children — Guitar Quintet

Beautiful child-musicians in — see the red neckerchiefs? — North Korea. This goes beyond cute: it demonstrates that even in a death-dealing dictatorship, beauty and intelligence find expression.

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