1. One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks. But when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages. That one party can just impose the politically difficult but critically important policies needed to move a society forward in the 21st century.
2. The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15. And the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for Silicon Valley's technologies to flourish is called the US Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
3. Now more than ever, America's ability to compete in a hot, flat, and crowded world depends on our ability to glocalize and outgreen before we get leap-frogged by China. China's flag maybe red, but their economy and environment are zooming through the green light while we're still stuck in neutral at the red light of austerity.
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