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<title><![CDATA[Rich Karlgaard - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14708.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Rich Karlgaard]]></description><category domain="14708">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Great Plains Presidential Dark Horse--Doug Burgum]]></title>
							<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2023/05/17/great-plains-presidential-dark-horse/?sh=57da050e56d2</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum Is Considering a Long Shot Run for President in 2024. It's Not As Crazy As It sounds.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Great AI Deflation Bomb]]></title>
							<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2023/04/20/the-great-ai-deflation-bomb/?sh=2bce30e53aae</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The accelerated rise of ChatGPT means there will be no return to a new normal.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Living Days Stolen'...a Smarter Way to Measure Covid Death]]></title>
							<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2020/04/25/living-days-stolen--a-smarter-way-to-measure-covid-19-deaths/#27a386c86184</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DOES ANYONE know the median age of all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.? I have no idea. But for the sake of argument, let's say it is 72. You might say it is 68, or you might say it is 76. You don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t know, exactly, and I don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t either.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Economic Forecasting in the Age of Coronavirus--3 Tips]]></title>
							<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2020/03/29/economic-forecasting-in-the-age-of-coronavirus---3-tips/#1a0523396e78</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The business and economics world is confused and panicked about COVID-19. We are awash in data, but the data, while accumulating fast, is wildly incomplete and too often sensationally misinterpreted. Where to turn for truth? Here are 3 tips.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Michael Milken: Economy Will Rebound Fast From COVID-19]]></title>
							<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2020/03/08/covid-19-and-the-economy-as-seen-from-a-technology-investment-conference/#1536ea474fc7</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What I learned about COVID-19 while moderating panels at a technology investor conference: Expect a recession. If the recession runs more than a quarter, expect a massive stimulus package of quantitative easing and government spending that will reignite inflation in 2021 and beyond.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran and China--Black Swans No One Mentions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2020/01/14/iran-and-china-black-swans-no-one-mentions/#5402b95764c3</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[First off, apologies for my illogical title. These two black swans get little attention precisely'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' because they are real black swans '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' low probability risks with gigantic consequences.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for Late Bloomers]]></title>
							<link>https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/10/the-case-for-late-bloomers/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Making too much of those who achieve success early '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' whether measured by college admission, a glamour job, money, or fame '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' can make it seem that the rest of us are destined to be also-rans for the rest of our lives.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Culture and Success: The Last Taboo]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2016/09/14/culture-and-success/#51757f6f44bb</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ON A RECENT STEAMY'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' day'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in Hong Kong I made a slow ten-minute walk from the Hyatt Regency to the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The walk was slow because my California bones found the heat and humidity oppressive. Arrive in a sweat-soaked shirt? Absolutely not. But...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An American Political and Economic Tragedy]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2016/07/06/economys-tragic-mismatch/#6f10d5085746</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A FEW WEEKS AGO I spoke to a trade group of construction company CEOs and CFOs. I thought their top concern would be taxes, regulations, the slow-growth economy or, perhaps, the 2016 election. Wrong. It was the lack of skilled labor.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Welders, carpenters, HVAC technicians'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'the U.S....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Society's Lottery Winners]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2015/05/27/societys-lottery-winners/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Words matter. Take the phrase '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'If we can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t ask from society'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s winners to make [an] investment. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a familiar plea from preachers and fundraisers, a particularly American approach. The U.S., happily, is a country that mints many winners who then...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are Late Bloomers in Peril in America?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2015/02/11/late-bloomers-are-in-peril/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Economy Evolves, Are You Maneuverable?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2014/10/15/are-you-maneuverable/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I ONCE ASKED the great football coach Bill Walsh why he drafted Jerry Rice, a little-known wide receiver out of tiny Mississippi Valley State. Rice went on to become the NFL'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s alltime-best wide receiver. The NFL also ranked him the best player in any position. But in 1985 Walsh was...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Jerry Jones Conundrum]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2014/09/10/the-jerry-jones-conundrum/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[AT $3.2 BILLION the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable franchise in the National Football League, says FORBES. This is the eighth straight win for the Cowboys. Congrats to owner Jerry Jones. Well, sort of.The week after FORBES put the Cowboys on top, Sporting News ranked Jones as the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Paul Krugman Is Dumber Than We Thought]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2014/07/11/paul-krugmans-is-dumber-than-we-thought/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Krugman says the rich sock their money in low-yield bonds. But he fails to consider the obvious. Stocks have almost tripled since March 2009. Urban real estate is in a boom. Art is in a boom.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  If you believe Krugman, it must be the poor folks who are feeding these asset bubbles....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Capitalism Made Steve Jobs a Much Better Person]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2014/05/04/steve-jobs-near-capitalist-criminal-refutes-the-decline-of-capitalism/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Never charged, never changed. Steve Jobs, both brilliant and flawed, was the same genius-jerk throughout his life. For all his gifts and talents, Jobs seems to have been sociopathic, psychopathic, narcissistic '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' or a cocktail of all three. The evidence is overwhelming on this point....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gilder's Triumph: Knowledge and Power]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2013/06/26/gilders-triumph-knowledge-and-power/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[IN EARLY 1966 the Dow topped 1000 for the first time. In August 1982 the Dow was at 777. The apparent 22.3% loss in value over 16.5 years was actually much worse when adjusted for inflation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'figure a 70% haircut, excluding dividends.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Within the 1966-82 bear market were four...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Happened to Economic Growth?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2013/05/22/sure-thing-growth-is-not-an-option/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The duty of every columnist is to share, not hide, his beliefs. Here is a core belief of mine: Growth'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'economic and personal'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'is not an option. Let'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s go further and assert that growth is a moral requirement, for no other reason than that the opposite of growth is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart's Sales Problem--&amp; America's]]></title>
							<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323384604578324742262321694.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Super Bowl was played on Feb. 3, with the Baltimore Ravens coming out on top. The loser claimed, with some justification, that the officials stole the game. The loser I refer to is Wal-Mart, not the unlucky San Francisco 49ers.February was a rotten month for the Bentonville Giants....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[7 Lies Lance Armstrong Will Always Tell]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2013/01/15/seven-lies-lance-armstrong-will-always-tell/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In honor of his 7 stripped Tour de France titles, here are 7 lies Team Lance will go on peddling after the so-called confession. I might be wrong on one or two, of course. (Hope so, in fact.) But as Armstrong has shown himself to be the devil'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s own con-man combination of narcissist,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Did the New York Times Just Get Obama Fired?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/09/03/did-the-new-york-times-just-get-obama-fired/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A New York Times front page story today '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' New York Times! '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' might have killed President Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s re-election hopes.The story is called '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'The Competitor in Chief '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Obama Plays To Win, In Politics and Everything Else.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' It is devastating.With such a title, and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Recovery Drag: The Age of Cheats]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/08/01/recovery-drag-the-age-of-cheats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One day in the 1980s my father called to share some exciting news. A shot-putter on his track team'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'Dad was a high school athletic director'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'was breaking all the state records. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'This kid spent the whole winter in the gym, lifting weights. Real dedication. A testament to hard...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Federal Spending Has Brought Economy to a Halt]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/04/18/the-4-solution-america-needs-growth/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Name a problem facing the U.S.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'government debt, joblessness, rising racial tensions, broken politics, etc. Will any of these improve with sluggish 1% to 2% growth? No. Each will get worse with slow growth. America, therefore, needs urgently to return to 4% growth.Is it possible? Of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong--Hero, Cheater &amp; Tragic Figure]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/06/13/lance-armstrong-hero-cheat-and-tragic-figure/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Silicon Valley where I live, biking is the new golf. On any weekend, the roads around Palo Alto and the surrounding Santa Cruz Mountains are thick with cyclists of all ages and levels. But this being Silicon Valley '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' which is to say super rich and competitive '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a high...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Seven Reasons Why the Facebook IPO Was a Bust]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/05/21/7-reasons-why-facebook-ipo-was-a-bust/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Facebook'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('‘').';'s shares have been dead in the water for the last 12 months. Private investors had already bid up Facebook to a $100 billion value a year ago.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Future Is More Than Facebook]]></title>
							<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577406142515388550.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In March 1986, Microsoft ended its first day as a public company with a market capitalization of $780 million. Its value grew more than 700 times that over the next 13 years and made Bill Gates, in 1999, the richest man ever with a net worth of $101 billion. When Facebook goes public...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[IBM at 100--an Interview w/CEO Sam Palmisano]]></title>
							<link>http://blogs.forbes.com/richkarlgaard/2011/06/15/ibm-turns-100-an-interview-with-ceo-sam-palmisano/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By a celebratory coincidence, IBM turns 100 years old'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'on June 16'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'in the  same year it will pass $100 billion in sales. Its start in 1911 was not  in a garage but in a merger of four companies that became the  Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. Three years later...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Slow Growth Will Destroy America]]></title>
							<link>http://blogs.forbes.com/richkarlgaard/2011/05/12/slow-growth-will-destroy-america/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From 1946 to 2000, America's GDP annual growth rate averaged 3.5% and  the country prospered. This growth occurred despite nine recessions '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'  yes, nine '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' over the period. Since a recession is a pause or contraction  in growth, the American economy actually grew by 4% or more in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[D.C. Pundits Underestimate Haley Barbour]]></title>
							<link>http://blogs.forbes.com/richkarlgaard/2011/03/23/why-haley-barbour-is-a-serious-republican-presidential-candidate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The easiest job in political punditry is to laugh off Mississippi  Governor Haley Barbour. On the surface, Barbour is almost a caricature  of a Southern pol. His delta accent is so thick you might think he was  Billy Joe MacAllister jumpin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Bobby ...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Debt, Growth and Stocks--The Great Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://blogs.forbes.com/richkarlgaard/2010/12/06/debt-growth-and-stocks-the-great-debate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 18th Forbes Cruise for Investors sailed to a finish on Sunday. On Saturday, we heard a pair of stalwart  stock pundits debate the impact of public debt on stocks. Their opinions  could not have clashed more.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' John Mauldin thinks stocks are due for a major correction, possibly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Grows an Economy?]]></title>
							<link>http://blogs.forbes.com/richkarlgaard/2010/10/20/what-grows-an-economy/?boxes=opinionschanneleditors</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rich Karlgaard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During the Great Recession and its aftermath, the U.S. economy has  performed slightly better than flat. That's hard to believe, isn't it?  But the numbers tell the story. In 2008, 2009 and (projected) 2010, the  U.S. GDP was (and is), $14.3 trillion, $14.2 trillion and $14.6 ...]]></description>
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