May 2015 – Schirach Report

Political Opinions Are Based On Bias and Emotions People support candidates and issues without any serious reflection. Media tend to reinforce bias

WASHINGTON – The most stunning feature of Hillary Clinton’s vast popularity is that even her most loyal supporters are...

Can Greece Be Saved? Negotiators still believe that there is a "solution" that will allow Greece to stay in the Eurozone and pay its debts

WASHINGTON – The latest round of negotiations aimed at solving the Greek crisis (Yes, 6 years later we are...

While The US Protests, China Keeps Building Bases In The South China Sea There is no way that the US will risk a military confrontation in order to force China to give up its claims

WASHINGTON – China decided that America is in a (probably irreversible) phase of global retreat. Whatever the rhetoric about...

Is Police Brutality The Main Issue Affecting African Americans? The main problem is crime stemming from ignorance and poverty

WASHINGTON – Thanks to highly publicized official investigations, some of them led by the US Department of Justice, America...

Up to 19 Years To Build A Highway Too much bureaucracy, too many overlapping jurisdictions

WASHINGTON – In country X “New highway projects can require up to 200 regulatory steps and take between 9...

Will The US Stop China’s Expansion In the South China Sea? Flying one mission to reaffirm the right to fly over international air space is not enough

WASHINGTON – In response to China’s totally preposterous sovereignty claims over the entire South China Sea, the US sent...

Obama: War With IS Going Well – Climate Change Is The Real Threat

WASHINGTON – How is the US war with ISIL (IS) going? Well, not so great; but not bad either, according...

The End Of Iraq Even if ISIL will be defeated, impossible to keep the country together

WASHINGTON – Let’s think of Iraq 10 years from now. Based on current developments, it is not clear that...

“Degrade and Ultimately Destroy ISIL”? ISIL is winning and the US President lost any credibility

WASHINGTON – “Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism...

Hyper Regulated US Solar Energy In the US, lawyers, not engineers, are the best renewable energy consultants

WASHINGTON – Recently I read a very good piece on the future of solar power in the United States....