Trump Takes U.S. Out of Paris Accord on Climate
WASHINGTON – U.S. coal miners and out of work factory workers: this is for you! President Donald Trump publicly...
Tag: Europe
Terrorism Is Not An Existential Threat
WASHINGTON – Sadly, there has been another terror attack. This time it took place in Munich, one of Germany’s...
German Voters Fear Difficult To Assimilate Immigrants
WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her political allies just took a big hit in three states elections...
There Is No European Identity
WASHINGTON – For the outside world, the current political debate within Great Britain about staying in the European Union,...
Maersk Warning About Global Slow Down – Recession In the US?
WASHINGTON – Maersk, (based in Denmark) is the largest shipping conglomerate in the world. Their business is to transport...
Immigrants No Longer Welcome in Europe
WASHINGTON – Predictably, the European refugee problem has turned into a major Europe-wide political crisis. Anti-immigrant, far right political...
Saudi Arabia’s Goal: Hurt Iran
WASHINGTON – A few days ago I argued that Saudi Arabia is imposing rock bottom oil prices through over...
EU Money To Stop African Migrants?
WASHINGTON – The EU-Africa Summit just held in Malta was supposed to lead to some kind of understanding between...
Thanks To The Central Banks, The Equity Bubble Is Getting Bigger
WASHINGTON – Imagine this. There are lots of chronically sick patients in the hospital. Many of them are deteriorating...
In Italy High Unemployment Is Good News
WASHINGTON – If you really, really insist on finding the proverbial “silver lining” in rather depressing news, here is...