In 1980, Asman was hired by George Gilder to start an economic journal at the Manhattan Institute.
While in Latin America during the volatile period of the 1980s, he wrote over 100 articles and won several awards from the Inter-American Press Association for his writings on Cuba and Mexico, as well as for his editing of a weekly column on Latin America.
He has interviewed many politicians, newsmakers, and business leaders such as Sarah, Duchess of York, Congressman Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Steve Forbes, William F. Buckley, Jr., John R. Bolton, Otto Reich, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Pat Robertson, Rudy Giuliani, Woody Johnson, Donald Trump, Buzz Aldrin, Ben Stein, Dick Cavett, Stan Lee, Peter Guber, Chuck Norris, David Stern, Don Garber, Joe Gibbs, Cal Ripken Jr., Danika Patrick, and the Williams sisters; U.S. President George W. Bush; Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper; Navy secretary J. William Middendorf; 9/11 Hero Dave Karnes; Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Harvey Pitt; and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
In December 2023, during a conversation with Pete Buttigieg, Asman claimed that he had a friend whose car dealership was trying to sell him a Ford F-150 Lightning for only $10,000.
[7] Asman's stepson, Felipe, served with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Iraq War.