At a time when the American print media is in decline, the Chinese press is growing, and Caijing is the first Chinese publication with the prospect of becoming a world-class news organization.

NEWYORKER: The Forbidden Zone

The report didn't get much play in the press, and the decline in mortality has been overshadowed by the still-too-high rate of deaths in hospitals from infections contracted in the hospital.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The report didn't get much play in the press, and the decline in mortality has been overshadowed by the still too-high rate of deaths in hospitals from infections contracted in the hospital.

FORBES: Magazine Article

In this less than ideal world, if the United States and others continue to decline to extend such recognition, Germany should not hesitate to press ahead.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Year-to-date sales (which the SIA omitted from its press release this month) are now showing a 2.7% decline from the same eleven months of 2011, a solid improvement from the 3.7% decline for the same statistic in October.

FORBES: SIA: November Was Best Semiconductor Month of 2012

Johnston Press has reported a fall in underlying profits as revenues from print advertising continue to decline.

BBC: Johnston Press reports profits fall

This essay is adapted from his new book, "Better, Stronger, Faster: The Myth of American Decline and the Rise of a New Economy, " which will be published Tuesday by the Free Press.

WSJ: Renting Prosperity