November 2013 – Page 2 – Schirach Report

Statins For Everybody In Order To Lower Cholesterol – However, Far Better Results Would Be Reached By Eliminating Cholesterol From Your Diet This is stupid America for you. We spend enormous sums of money on cures; but we do not even mention prevention. Cardiovascular diseases are the product of unhealthy life styles that can be changed

By Paolo von Schirach November 13, 2013 WASHINGTON – There are plenty of stories about the new recommendations to...

Not A Chance That California Will Meet Its Ambitious Low Emissions Targets A new study concluded that, even assuming the complete implementation of all fossil fuels curbs and green energy mandates, emissions will be essentially unchanged by 2050

By Paolo von Schirach November 12, 2013 WASHINGTON – An interesting WSJ editorial (California Green Reality Check, November 12,...

The Tea Party Has Become An Ideological, “Anti-Everything” Group – The Republican Party Needs A Strong Message Of Opportunity And Inclusiveness – Chris Christie Could Articulate It Ken Cuccinelli lost in Virginia in large part because he could not get women to vote for him. The conservative social values agenda is horribly outmoded

By Paolo von Schirach November 11, 2013 WASHINGTON – At the very beginning, the Tea Party insurgency had some...

No Deal Between Washington And Tehran On Nuclear Issues Does Iran want a genuine deal, or is it simply interested in winning a public relations battle leading to a softening of the economic sanctions regime?

By Paolo von Schirach November 10, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Geneva negotiations between the West and Tehran on Iran’s nuclear program...

Obamacare Is Not Going To Work As Intended Not enough young people joining the new system. This changes all economic calculations. This reform will end up costing a lot more than what the administration had stated

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/10/31/energy-health-care-big-public-policy-initiatives-fail-work-intended/ November 9, 2013 WASHINGTON – I wrote recently that, as a rule,...

Bangladesh Will Raise The Minimum Wage For Garment Workers To $ 67 –A Month Ultra cheap labor costs are the reason why T-shirts and other apparel made in Bangladesh are so inexpensive

By Paolo von Schirach November 8, 2013 WASHINGTON – If you ever wondered why Bangladesh is the second biggest apparel exporter...

Russia’s Xenophobia Blends In With Demographic Decline Russia is becoming a country of sick old people who fear the increasing numbers of non slavic immigrants

By Paolo von Schirach November 6, 2013 WASHINGTON – Xenophobic Russians are open about their plans to send back to...

Solar Lanterns Will Give Light To Africa Hundreds of millions in Africa have no electricity. They spend a lot of money to buy fuel for their kerosene lamps. Solar lanterns are cheaper and safer solutions

By Paolo von Schirach November 5, 2013 WASHINGTON – In the developed world we take affordable and reliable electricity...

In The West Sub Par Rates Of Growth Are Now “The New Normal” 2% GDP growth alright for the US, almost no growth OK for Europe. Italy satisfied with a 1.8% contraction and 12.4% unemployment

By Paolo von Schirach November 4, 2013 WASHINGTON – How much economic growth is “adequate”? Who knows, really. The...

China Needs To Tackle Its Environmental Crisis Major cities, especially in the north, have become virtual gas chambers

By Paolo von Schirach November 3, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Economist‘s cover story is about the upcoming plenum of...