May 2014 – Schirach Report

National Security Advisor Susan Rice Stated That The Goal Of US Sanctions Against Russia Is To Force Putin To Give Crimea Back To Ukraine – Really? There is a point beyond which world leaders stop listening when US administrations make empty declarations not followed by meaningful action

WASHINGTON – In a long interview on the Charlie Rose TV program aired on US PBS, (Public Television), US National...

Corruption Is the Norm At The US Department Of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned. But this is hardly the end of the scandal. How is it possible that different Presidents allowed this level of rot within the Federal Government?

WASHINGTON – Predictably, retired army general Eric Shinseki, the Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, resigned, because...

Newly Elected President Petro Poroshenko Should Recognize That Eastern Ukraine Is Lost The fight against the Moscow-funded separatsits is a losing proposition. All by itself, Kiev will never prevail; and the West will not help

WASHINGTON – Now Ukraine has a legitimate, elected president: Petro Poroshenko. A self-made wealthy industrialist, (chocolate is his sector), Poroshenko...

America Will End The War In Afghanistan “Because It Has Gone On Too Long” Did we win? Did we lose? These questions are not even asked. War fatigue seems to be a good enough reason for packing

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s announcements about a phased withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan seems to be tailored to...

The European Elections Prove That The Idea Of A European Union Lost Its Appeal — Long Ago The strong showing of far-right, nationalist and populist forces indicates that millions of Europeans would like alternatives

WASHINGTON – The results of the European Parliament elections simply reconfirm what most analysts should have already known: The...

Instead Of Funding Green Political Candidates, Billionaire Tom Steyer Should Use His Millions To Support More Research In Renewable Energy Forcing the adoption of immature renewable energy technologies will cost a fortune, without improving the environment

WASHINGTON – TIME magazine has a lengthy portrait of Tom Steyer, (Green Giant, June 2, 2014), a California billionaire who decided...

Does The Veterans Affairs Scandal Prove That Governments Do Not Know How To Deliver Quality Services? Is the VA Department an isolated case, or is it just another piece of evidence indicating that only the private sector creates systems that can guarantee competence and accountability?

WASHINGTON – The unfolding scandal affecting more than 20 medical facilities run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, (false records, lies...

Contrary To What Many Believe, Most Indians Are Illiterate The gifted scientists and engineers are real; but they are a small minority in a vast country of over 1.2 billion people

WASHINGTON – Based on partial and therefore misleading information you think that most Indians are highly educated and English...

A Viable Democracy Is Premised On Shared Values – America Is Losing Its Ethos, Egypt and Thailand Never Got Theirs Democracies are founded on shared principles regarding the purposes of government and about honorable conduct among those who participate in the political process

WASHINGTON – What’s the connection between a nasty campaign for a US Senate seat in Oregon, the failures of the...

The 30 Year Russia-China Gas Deal Tells Us That Carbon Energy Is Here To Stay We were told by President Obama that China is leading in solar and other renewables. Well, they still need carbon, it seems

WASHINGTON – We have been told time and again by President Obama that America has to invest in renewable...