Is Capitalism Hitting Its Limits?

Capitalism has been great for our global society — it has enabled incredible access to resources and encouraged our continued growth. But are we starting to see capitalism hit its limits? I think so.

An article advocating ignorance, however selective, written by a supposedly successful entrepreneur, appearing less than a week after the former head of my country’s business association stated in wide circulation economic daily he has never read a romance in all his life, does little to dispel a lingering suspicion that we, the plebs, educated or…

NPR.org: How billionaire techies hope to reshape the immigration debate

FWD.us launched in 2013 with a splash (and an estimated $50 million). It was considered an ambitious big-money venture with the potential to legitimately move the dial on comprehensive immigration policy…

Consider the importance of the “Knowledge Economy” to this discussion. Education and entrepreneurship have had, and will continue to have, an ever growing degree of importance in the income inequality discussion. Start-ups do best when developed close to leading institutions of higher education (Silicon Valley & Stanford, Boston bio & MIT/Harvard…