February 2014 – Schirach Report

Two Senators Make The Case For Vehicles Powered By Natural Gas – But They Fail To Mention Heavy Trucks Heavy trucks consume a lot of fuel. Real incentives would convince fleet owners such as Wal-Mart to switch to natural gas, with huge positive effects for the US economy

By Paolo von Schirach February 28, 2014 WASHINGTON – In an extremely rare bipartisan effort, Senator Jim Inhofe (Republican from Oklahoma)...

Chris Christie’s Town Meeting: Democracy in America The Governor of New Jersey showed that he is a competent and caring elected official. And this is no small thing

By Paolo von Schirach February 26, 2014 WASHINGTON – Thanks to C-SPAN, the US public affairs channels that provide unedited...

Who Wants The Ukraine, Really? The Country Is A Mess It would be good if the Ukrainian people now would be able to get together and fix a shattered country and a ruined economy

By Paolo von Schirach February 25, 2014 WASHINGTON – The Ukraine may have a special symbolic meaning for Russia....

Senator Dick Durbin Said On Fox That Putin Used To Be The Head Of The Soviet Era KGB Putin was a KGB colonel. This level of ignorance about the biographies of key foreign leaders cannot be excused. Durbin is the Assistant Majority Leader of the US Senate, not the Mayor of a small town

By Paolo von Schirach February 25, 2014 WASHINGTON – During an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox a few...

When America Retreats From The World The Bad Guys Determine Outcomes – Look at Syria America's residual might does not deter anybody anymore, because all players are convinced that a timid US is afraid to act

By Paolo von Schirach February 23, 2014 WASHINGTON – When it comes to international security issues, the prevailing American...

Chinese Military Expert: Smog Protects Beijing Against A US Laser Attack As stupid as this sounds, this is not a joke. Meanwhile, most city dwellers in China live in virtual gas chambers. And this is serious

By Paolo von Schirach February 21, 2014 WASHINGTON – Chinese authorities raised the Beijing smog alert to orange this...

Can Matteo Renzi Fix Naples’ Destroyed Finances? The Population Of This Historic City Does Not Pay Its Taxes, With No Penalty Naples exemplifies the open illegality now considered "normal" in Italy. People do not pay their local taxes. Fines are not collected. The result is bankruptcy

By Paolo von Schirach February 21, 2014 WASHINGTON – Matteo Renzi, until yesterday Mayor of Florence, will be Italy’s...

What Will Europe Do About The Crisis In The Ukraine? Very Little, Probably Nothing Victoria Nuland dismissed Europe with unkind words. But she has a point: this EU is hesitant and fearful

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2014/02/09/ich-bin-ein-berliner-jfk-1963-fk-eu-victoria-nuland-us-assistant-secretary-state-european-affairs-2014/ February 19, 2014 WASHINGTON – I mentioned in an earlier piece, (see...

Hollande’s Poor Efforts At Attracting Foreign Investors To France Telling investors "We are not afraid of you" is not much of a marketing message. Likewise, telling them that you intend to simplify taxation and immigration procedures is not going to get you very far

By Paolo von Schirach February 18, 2014 WASHINGTON – “France is not afraid to open itself up to the...

Chinese Experts Say That China Needs A Lot More Natural Gas – Not Renewables The focus is on cost effective alternatives to coal. And it is natural gas, not solar or wind

By Paolo von Schirach February 17, 2014 WASHINGTON – In the often schizoid US national debate on energy issues...