Publications
May 18, 2013
Weekly Report 13-21
EIGHTY-MILLION TEEN TO 20-SOMETHING KIDS form the “biggest age grouping in American history… and are the most threatening yet exciting generation since baby boomers brought about social revolution – not because they’re trying to take over the establishment, but because they’re growing up without one… Because Millennials don’t respect authority, they also don’t resent it... Continue
May 11, 2013
Weekly Report 13-20
“NEARLY HALF THE WORLD’S YOUNG PEOPLE are either outside the formal economy or contributing less productively than they could… Almost 300 million 15 to 24-year olds are neither working nor studying… many employed only with informal and intermittent jobs.” Meanwhile, McKinsey reports that (in nine countries studied) employers “cannot find job candidates with the right... Continue
May 4, 2013
Weekly Report 13-19
“IF THE NOTION THAT A DRIVERLESS CAR IS AROUND THE CORNER SOUNDS FAR-FETCHED, remember that TV and heavier-than-air flying machines once did too… People already travel, unwittingly, on planes and trains that no longer need human drivers” and many autos already can ‘read’ traffic signs, reverse-park, maintain safe distance and brake automatically when sensing trouble.... Continue
April 27, 2013
Weekly Report 13-18
GET READY FOR THE FRENCH WORKWEEK – JUST OVER 27 HOURS – soon coming to America thanks to ObamaCare. As predicted, employers are reacting to the ‘Affordable’ Care Act mandate of costly benefits for employees working over 30 hours a week by simple cutting full-time hours below this level. Several national restaurant chains (including Taco... Continue
April 20, 2013