Trump Takes U.S. Out of Paris Accord on Climate Decision promoted by the need to shore domestic political base WASHINGTON – U.S. coal miners and out of work factory workers: this is for you! President Donald Trump publicly...
No Serious Discussion About Entitlement Reform In The U.S. Posturing and grand standing hide the simple fact that no one in Washington wants to touch federal entitlements WASHINGTON – Much has been said about the first Trump budget recently released. The expected partisan critiques –in fact...
How Will Macron Govern France? Untested new president must prove he can lead WASHINGTON – Emmanuel Macron’s meteoric ascendance –literally from nothing prior to a short stint in the Hollande administration, to...
The Dream Of New U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Millions of jobs moved to China and elsewhere in Asia years ago. They are not coming back to America. WASHINGTON – We know that President Donald Trump pledged to renegotiate (supposedly unfair) trade agreements worldwide with the goal...
Wanted: Credible Centrist Political Leaders There are non partisan elected officials who can propose an agenda of growth and opportunity for America WASHINGTON – Recently, a Democratic party elected leader of national renown argued in a public forum that in order...
Wellness Programs Will Transform US Health care Doctors should be rewarded for teaching people how to stay healthy WASHINGTON – Undoing Obamacare is proving to be a lot more complicated than what confident President Trump (and the...
Facing Low Oil Prices Exxon Is Looking For New Strategies The current oil glut makes many conventional oil project uneconomical WASHINGTON – Major oil companies are in deep trouble. Too much global supply means lower crude prices. If this...
No Economic Growth Without Clear Property Rights How to turn dead capital into an engine of development WASHINGTON – The almost unanimous mission statement of key International Financial Institutions (IFIs) devoted to development, along with national...
The Obama Foreign Policy Record Hesitation and retreat mark Obama's eight year in office WASHINGTON – The almost universally accepted narrative dished out daily by the serious, high brow U.S. media is that come...
No Real Development Without Economic Growth – Part 2 No progress without focus on what it takes to foster enterprise and growth WASHINGTON – International development practitioners focus on policies through which they can eliminate or alleviate poverty, the visible manifestation of...