I seem to be one of the few people in journalism who never worked or wrote for the 'Boston Phoenix.' I certainly read and admired it, and feel the same general malaise at news that it is gone. James Fallows admirebostonfeel Change image and share on social
When a company is charging money for a product - as Evernote does for all above its most basic service, and same for Dropbox and SugarSync - you understand its incentive for sticking with that product. James Fallows basicchargecompany share on social
Everyone in the Chinese economic world knows that the country is not going to move out of cheap-workhouse status, toward the realm of 'real' rich-country corporate power and prosperity, unless (among other changes) it begins removing these price distortions. James Fallows begincheapchinese share on social
Contrary to what you might think, China's economy is relatively less efficient, and more polluting, than those of rich countries. James Fallows chinacontrarycountry Change image and share on social
No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job. James Fallows attributebringfull Change image and share on social
There's no longer any surprise in noting that China has grave environmental problems. James Fallows chinaenvironmentalgrave Change image and share on social
For a decade or more after the Vietnam war, the people who had guided the U.S. to disaster decently shrank from the public stage. James Fallows decadedecentlydisaster Change image and share on social
I am explicitly not opening the giant can of worms that is the ongoing current discussion of patent, copyright, and trademark reform. James Fallows copyrightcurrentdiscussion Change image and share on social
A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are. James Fallows basiclearnlife Change image and share on social
I have relentlessly beat the drum for Google's 'two-step' authentication systems for Gmail and other services, which radically reduce the likelihood that your account can be hacked from afar. James Fallows accountafarauthentication Change image and share on social
