A PAUSE IN COLUMNS WHILE WRITING A BOOK

Emerson said it was the greatest honor to know that strangers actually read his words, and I very much share his sentiment.

I have been commissioned recently by a British publisher to write a book. It is an exciting opportunity, and I'm already well along.

However, with a fairly short deadline, I will have little opportunity for the next little while to write columns, but I will get back to it.

I hope readers will forgive my neglect and perhaps read the book, tentatively titled The Decline of the America Empire: The Rise of China and India.