The heads of leading American universities say that if they selected applicants based on grades alone, their student bodies would be 100 percent Asian.

The problem with our Blackberry society is that hardly anyone has time anymore to have an unhurried discussion about the long-term developments that will change our lives.

Facebook and other social networking sites are bringing together spheres that used to be separate. People no longer have private and public lives; the line between the two is becoming blurred.

Asia has an army of low-wage laborers to thank for its economic boom.

Debt is not intrinsically bad. But I make clear to my children that they should only borrow as much as they will be able to pay back.

Since loans are getting more expensive and there's less money available, we're seeing a commensurate decline in growth. Higher costs and lower growth, in turn, translate into lower profits. Figuratively speaking, in the future, we won't be able to run as far or jump as high as we used to.

Everything that individuals ever say or write can be used against them at a later point.