Republicans Love Donald Trump? Americans like the unconventional outsider, up to a point
WASHINGTON – Both the Republicans and the Democrats have to deal with an odd character as would be president. The...
Category: Economy
The Republicans Must Articulate A Message Of Growth And Expanded Opportunity Improve public education. Give tools, not endless subsidies, to the poor
WASHINGTON – I just read a long and detailed analysis written by a well-known conservative political commentator. The focus...
China Is Not A Market Economy The Chinese Government intervened to prevent a stock market crash in order to avoid political fallout
WASHINGTON – The Chinese government’s reaction to the recent Shanghai and Shenzhen stock market crashes and ensuing panic provides...
Will The New Bailout Save Greece? Probably Not The resentful Greeks will have to live under an austerity regime for a very long time
WASHINGTON – After dire warnings about Greece falling into the abyss of bankruptcy and national ruin, guess what…the EU got...
After Gigantic Failures Is US Still IT Leader? Has America lost its ability to innovate?
WASHINGTON – Whatever can be said about the not so vibrant US economy, there is usually agreement that America...
Vertical Urban Farming Is About To Happen From Singapore to Japan, the USA and Europe entrepreneurs are growing crops in cities
WASHINGTON – Over the years farming has become much more efficient. It has been heavily mechanized. Therefore it is far less labor...
Greek Crisis Aside, Most Of Europe Is In Decline Italy and Spain are doing poorly, yet analysts talk about theiur comeback
WASHINGTON – With all the excitement surrounding the Greek debt farce, (yes, it is mostly a farce), most observers are...
Whatever The Referendum Outcome, Greece Has No Recovery Strategy There is no plan that can give people hope about a better future
WASHINGTON – The upcoming Greek referendum is mostly a reflection of political and policy confusion in a sorry country...
The Real Problem With Welfare Is Dependence, Not Cost People accustomed to receiving public assiatnce lack the motivation to face any challenge on their own
WASHINGTON – The standard argument in favor of the welfare state and its multiple entitlement programs is that modern, relatively...
The Real Trouble With The Euro The EU monetary union project was based on bad assumptions. Too many differences among Eurozone countries
WASHINGTON – The media love financial crises. And now they have the deteriorating Greek situation to talk about. I have...