Why the US Failed the Pandemic Test?
The pandemic has sped up changes in our lives. I get this feeling from reading this article by Thomas Friedman, in which the famous author stated that “Covid-19 was supposed
Category: US China comparison
It’s Human Nature More Than Anything Else
This report shows that Trump is no better than China’s Xi, Jinping when it comes to telling public the truth. In fact, Trump is worse because after ten months of
Trump or Biden For The US Economy?
This opinion piece may represent many voters, including those independent voters who may or may not have a fixed view on Trump or Biden, who are thinking more along the
Economic Growth Is the Only Way Out of the Dire Straits This Country Currently Finds Itself In
This article by Jeffrey Sachs is exceptionally good that I came across today! Wish more scholars would pen articles like this and contribute to the society, rather than writing academic
Governments: Problems or Solutions?
The point I will make in this blog is that citizens in every country, every polity, every regime type, always get what they want, directly or indirectly, explicitly or implicitly,
Leave Democracy Out of the Pandemic?
It is getting more popular by the day to ask the question of which polity is better, democracy or dictatorship (or as this opinion piece in New York Times put
The Examples of Four Rs
Four things fundamentally different between China and US is respect for truth, respect for rules, respect for others and respect for self. China is weaker relative to US in all four aspects. …
Diminishing Marginal Returns Are To Be Respected & Leveraged
This interesting article in Washington Post entitled “We’re facing the ‘Great American Slowdown.’ Should we celebrate?” has cited the new book written by an economist at the University of Houston,
US Leads the World By Citizens’ Strong & Contested Preferences
Developing countries should set economic growth as their top priority, for that is the most important and most efficient driver for other changes. US leads the world by strong and contested preferences more than anything else. China has a dilemma as its people have single uncontested preference for materialistic gains at the cost of anything else. This creates huge opportunity costs but also shields the country from prematurely follow the US in all aspects of life. …