Elaine Schwartz

November 14, 2018

Six Facts: What We Need To Know About World Debt

The six facts that summarize world debt identify the big borrowers, the risky borrowers, and the criteria for deciding how much to worry.

November 12, 2018

Why the Republicans and Democrats Are Like Coke and Pepsi

The Democrats and Republicans have political power for the same kinds of reasons that Coke and Pepsi or Boeing and Airbus dominate their markets.

November 8, 2018

Throwback Thursday: When McDonald’s Went to Moscow (and Maybe Changed the World)

Contemplating the impact of the McDonald's Moscow, journalist Thomas Friedman suggested that nations that hosted the hamburger chain won't fight each other.

November 7, 2018

Six Facts That We Need to Know About Globalization

Globalization is a gargantuan topic. Reflecting the world’s economic interdependence, it is about goods, services, and supply chains. It takes us to multinational corporations, to trade […]