Europe Avoided Disaster – But The Economies Are Fragile And So Are The EU Institutions – Expect Current Weakness To Continue
By Paolo von Schirach January 15, 2013 WASHINGTON – These days in Europe there is a far...
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Persistent Heavy Smog In Beijing Off The Charts Foul air triggered open debate about new economic model. Growing the economy while preserving the environment? More easily said than done after 30 years of degradation
Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/01/12/extreme-air-pollution-levels-in-beijing-indicate-a-deep-environmental-crisis-in-china-can-the-country-grow-the-economy-while-spending-hundreds-of-billion-to-fix-the-environment-a-huge-political-cha/ WASHINGTON – I wrote recently, (see link above), that Beijing’s dismal air quality signals a tough...
Costly And Inconclusive Afghanistan Campaign Coming To A Close – Yet Nobody Wants To Spell Out That The Nation Building Strategy Was A Dumb Idea – The US Initial Goal Was To Defeat Al Qaeda, Washington Changed It Into Modernizing A Primitive Society
By Paolo von Schirach January 13, 2013 WASHINGTON – Afghan President Hamid Karzai was in Washington to talk about...
Extreme Air Pollution Levels In Beijing Indicate A Deep Environmental Crisis In China – Can The Country Grow The Economy While Spending Hundreds Of Billion To Fix The Environment? A Huge Political Challenge For The New Leaders
By Paolo von Schirach January 12, 2013 WASHINGTON – News reports indicate that Beijing air pollution is off the...
If We We Want To Stop Global Warming, Burning Gas Instead Of Coal Will Help, But Only A Little – The Only Solution Is Carbon Capture And Sequestration (CCS) – Significant Progress At Lawrence Livermore National Lab
By Paolo von Schirach January 10, 2013 WASHINGTON – A significant short term benefit brought about by the US...
Gates Foundation Study Indicates That Good Teachers Improve Test Scores – Think Of It: We Need Studies To Prove That Quality Education Is About Good Instructors – It Will Take A Revolution To Have A Public Education System In Which We Reward Good Teachers, Fire The Bad Ones
By Paolo von Schirach January 9, 2013 WASHINGTON – The WSJ reports that evidence gathered by a research project...
State Sponsored Foreign Media Depict US In Negative Terms – No American Equivalent To Provide Balance – With Others Defining It As They Please, America Will Lose The World’s Respect
By Paolo von Schirach January 7, 2013 WASHINGTON – The main, (if debatable), benefit of broad band TV, (in...
Democrats Win Because They Talk Compassion – The Republicans Need A New Message That Can Appeal To The Disadvantaged – Extolling the Benefits Of Free Markets And Lower Taxes Does Not Do It
By Paolo von Schirach January 6, 2013 WASHINGTON – Writing in Forbes, Carrie Lukas, (How Conservatives Can Win Over...
America’s Strategic Priorities: Economic Growth Now, Spending Cuts Later – It Makes Sense, But No One Knows How To Do It – Deficits Do Not Stimulate Growth, Serious Spending Reform Plans Not Even On The Table
By Paolo von Schirach January 5, 2013 WASHINGTON – If we step back from the acrimonious and inconclusive Washington...
Leaving Aside The Details Of The Unfolding Political Battles, America Is Fundamentally In Denial About The Severity Of Its Fiscal/Economic Predicament – President Obama Has No Plan – He Does Not Lead
By Paolo von Schirach January 4, 2013 WASHINGTON – Deep down all individuals engaged in self-destructive behavior...