How to promise anything?

How to promise anything?

With illusions.

How to be in a bubble?

How to be in a bubble?

Believing that you are driven by public imperatives instead of personal ones.

Why the high-tech economy is not fueling rapid productivity growth?

Why the high-tech economy is not fueling rapid productivity growth?

Because corporate,  labor force and policy makers do not understand the most advanced technology available.

How much is the pension deficit for state and local governments in the U.S.?

How much is the pension deficit for state and local governments in the U.S.?

The pension deficit for state and local governments is $1.2 trillion. According to the Center for Retirement Research using a more conservative discount rate, the unfunded liability would go to $4 trillion.

Why is there a division between the leaders and the led?

Why is there a division between the leaders and the led?

Because the leaders don’t mind the cultural decay of the led.

How to make a dramatic improve in a young technology?

How to make a dramatic improve in a young technology?

Being at earlier point in their evolution.

Why inequality doesn’t affect economic growth in the U.S.?

Why inequality doesn’t affect economic growth in the U.S.?

Because middle class no longer exist.

How to question your assumptions ?

How to question your assumptions ?

Knowing what is driving your ideology.

How to make experiments?

How to make experiments?

With things no one wants at home. 

Who owns guns in the U.S.?

Who owns guns in the U.S.?

19% of blacks, 20% of Hispanics and 41% of whites.

How to trust in Washington?

How to trust in Washington?

Wanting to save the world instead of yourself.

How to be in the right place at the right time?

How to be in the right place at the right time?

Making data-driven decisions.

How many people vote in the 2014 Congressional election?

How many people vote in the 2014 Congressional election?

Just 36.4 percent of eligible voters

How to make choices against your own interest?

How to make choices against your own interest?

Being informed by the political class.

Why economic growth cannot be equality distributed in the U.S.?

Why economic growth cannot be equality distributed in the U.S.?

Because economic growth nowadays  is based on science and technology. 

Why free market and economic liberty are fallacies?

Why free market and economic liberty are fallacies?

Because the global monetary system is broken.

What is really dangerous?

What is really dangerous?

Awful ideas becoming  part of everyday live.

What is the modern income distribution in the U.S.?

What is the modern income distribution in the U.S.?

Middle-class taxpayers subsidizing the indulgences of the upper class.

Why do law’s drafters always want consolidation?

Why do law’s drafters always want consolidation?

Because the small goes up against the incumbent

How to apply power strategically?

How to apply power strategically?

Destroying difficult objectives.

What is the most cost-effective action a nation can take?

What is the most cost-effective action a nation can take?


Choosing the right leaders.

How to stop American decline?

How to stop American decline?

Unlearning mythologies on with the country has been built.

What does it bring down living standards?

What does it bring down living standards?
Risk aversion.

What does it close doors?

What does it close doors?

A sense of insecurity.

When do you have to put your critics on the payroll?

When do you have to put your critics on the payroll?

When you understand what they are doing for you.

How to grow in politics?

How to grow in politics?

Staying out of ideology issues.

What is the usual legislation that the Senate, the House and the President come together to pass?

What is the usual legislation that the Senate, the House and  the President come together to pass?

Approving grants.

What is the percentage of job openings with a wage of at least $57.000?

What is the percentage of job openings with a wage of at least $57.000?

35%.

Why humility isn’t always well received?

Why humility isn’t always well received?

Because it might be honest.

How to make a formula for rapid American decline?

How to make a formula for rapid American decline?

Mixing political weakness and moral solipsism.

What percentage of the workforce in the U.S. has a wage growth that match inflation over a decade?

What percentage of the workforce in the U.S. has a wage growth that match inflation over a decade?

Only 15%

How does it work the political business model on demand?

How does it work the political business model on demand?

Stretching the nonprofit laws to leverage cash from government for a supposedly virtuous cause that is also a for-profit venture.

Why the legislative process is so slow in the U.S.?

Why the legislative process is so slow in the U.S.?

Because only 10% of members of Congress are “skillful” enough to navigate the institution, and 90% of them think they are the 10%.

Why stagnating living standards are here to stay?

Why stagnating living standards are here to stay?

Because brain inequality is raising.

What you do not destroy in the process of defending it?

What you do not destroy in the process of defending it?

The place where you live.

Who is the first victim of Washington's power?

Who is the first victim of Washington's power?
American Constitution.

How to sail into a storm?

How to sail into a storm?

With someone at the wheel

How Americans are expanding the federal government’s hand?

How Americans are expanding the federal government’s hand?

Asking for help for whatever problem they’ve got.

How to ask the difficult questions?

How to ask the difficult questions?

Looking for someone around you.

When does the decline of something begin?

When does the decline of something begin?

It is when the identity is sought in the past.

How to showcase an alternative to divisive and polarized issues?

How to showcase an alternative to divisive and polarized issues?

Assuming precariousness and contingency.

Why the social and economic gap will be bigger in the U.S.?

Why the social and economic gap will be bigger in the U.S.?

Because births are only rising among women who are older, educated, married and more prosperous.