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...
Author: Paolo von Schirach
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....
US Stocks Rise Because Of Bad Economic News? A mediocre economy means that stocks continue to benefit from zero interets rates
WASHINGTON – Here is a clear economic news non sequitur, now considered “normal”, as financial markets lost any connection with the real...
Amtrak Tragedy Turned Into An Ugly Political Argument DEemocrats immediately argued that the train derailed because of chronic under investment willed by the Republicans in Congress. Not a shred of evidence
WASHINGTON – In this venomous Washington political climate nobody can resist the temptation to turn even a tragedy into...
China’s Victory In The South China Sea By occupying various islands, China extended its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone
WASHINGTON – China’s “peaceful rise” recently took a new, openly aggressive turn. Without any hesitation, China now claims sovereignty over the...
Chris Christie’s Economic Agenda Is Just Common Sense How can a plain pro-growth recipe be controversial?
WASHINGTON – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a likely Republican White House contender, laid out his fiscal and economic reforms...
How Bad Is The Chinese Economy? Recent central bank moves and stories from China point to a larger crisis
WASHINGTON – China’s economy is sputtering. There are plenty of bad signs, beginning with slower growth, declining trade figures, and rising numbers...
In The New Economic Normal, Bad Is Actually Good We are told that barely growing Europe is actually doing well
WASHINGTON – The worst part of the economic “new normal” created by the massive central banks interventions is that we...