Farewell to Africa? No way for Africa to find its path to development until good governance will become the norm, rather than the rare exception
WASHINGTON – Jacob Zuma is finally gone. It was a painful process. It took years; but he is now...
Tag: Public Policy
Palace Coup In Zimbabwe Will Not Bring Along Genuine Democracy The generals got to pick their preferred successor to Robert Mugabe
WASHINGTON – Despite some last minute confusion regarding the timing of his exit, Robert “Mad Bob” Mugabe is finally...
Trump Takes U.S. Out of Paris Accord on Climate Decision promoted by the need to shore domestic political base
WASHINGTON – U.S. coal miners and out of work factory workers: this is for you! President Donald Trump publicly...
No Serious Discussion About Entitlement Reform In The U.S. Posturing and grand standing hide the simple fact that no one in Washington wants to touch federal entitlements
WASHINGTON – Much has been said about the first Trump budget recently released. The expected partisan critiques –in fact...
Wanted: Credible Centrist Political Leaders There are non partisan elected officials who can propose an agenda of growth and opportunity for America
WASHINGTON – Recently, a Democratic party elected leader of national renown argued in a public forum that in order...
China To Become Green Super Power? Will massive investments in renewables transform Chinese electricity production?
WASHINGTON – Many Western environmentalists and commentators openly praise China for its declared energy policy objective of turning itself...
The Tragedy Of The Uneducated Poor in America The poor cannot get a good education. And so, they stay poor
WASHINGTON – Much has been said about the “crisis” of American public education. Indeed, if we look at the...
Can U.S. Fight Insurgencies? The new policy aimed at further reducing civilian casualties means fewer strikes
WASHINGTON – Under pressure, the Obama administration released the estimated number of civilians killed (unintentionally) in the course of...
Public Assistance Is A Curse FDR long time ago warned that depedance on relief is just like taking drugs
WASHINGTON – “Continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To...
“The Economist” Mocking China Front page illustraation showing a scared dragon going downhill while a disheveled President Xi tries to stay on the saddle
WASHINGTON – It is no surprise that The Economist‘s cover this week is about China. The Shanghai Stock Market...