Trump’s Tariff Play at NRCC Dinner: A Strategic Push to Bring Tech and Pharma Back to the U.S.

At the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner, Trump unveiled the core of his economic strategy and negotiation tactics. He pointed out that TSMC, without any government subsidies, committed $200 billion to build one of the world’s largest chip factories in Arizona, spurred by the threat of tariffs ranging from 25% to 100%. NVIDIA has … Continue reading Trump’s Tariff Play at NRCC Dinner: A Strategic Push to Bring Tech and Pharma Back to the U.S. →

Taiwan’s Silent Revolution: Trust, Family, and the Forge of Cohesion

A Confucian web crafts Taiwan’s quiet rise to resilience Over 2,500 years ago, Confucius forged a creed amid China’s warring chaos—duty, trust, harmony as life’s keel, threading self to kin to society. This ethos, once Asia’s spine, melded with economics to weave a rare cohesion, where personal honor fuels collective ascent. In 1912, Sun Yat-sen … Continue reading Taiwan’s Silent Revolution: Trust, Family, and the Forge of Cohesion →

The French Paradox: Liberty, Equality, and the State’s Heavy Yoke

France’s state-driven dream battles its own weight over decades Liberty, equality, fraternity—these words, carved into France’s revolutionary granite, gleam as a noble trinity. Yet beneath them lurks a paradox: a state-driven vision, crafted to cradle these ideals, has hardened into a yoke too heavy to hoist. From the postwar surge—5.1% annual GDP growth through 1945-1975 … Continue reading The French Paradox: Liberty, Equality, and the State’s Heavy Yoke →

A clash of scenes unveils how culture fuels economic fates

Envision a Parisian café in the 1950s, where intellectuals nurse espressos and spar over liberty, their voices rising with the steam. Half a world away, a Taiwanese family toils in a cramped workshop, soldering circuits beneath the pall of martial law. These scenes are more than vignettes—they are the cornerstones of economic fates. Economics, too … Continue reading A clash of scenes unveils how culture fuels economic fates →