Julius Krein, Author at American Affairs Journal

David P. Goldman

David P. Goldman is an economist, music critic, and author, best known for his series of online essays in the Asia Times under the pseudonym Spengler and his book How Civilizations Die (and Why Islam Is Dying Too). He was formerly head of credit research at Bank of America. Goldman is on the board of Asia Times Holdings.

Articles by David P. Goldman

The Digital Age Produces Binary Outcomes

The digital age produces binary outcomes. Winners tend to win overwhelmingly—in war as well as in business. The Soviet Union crumbled in the late 1980s when American technology bested Soviet military spending, then estimated at a quarter of GDP. The enormous Russian bet on military power lost and Communism fell. America emerged from the Cold…