Washington Cannot Invent Jobs
WASHINGTON – With John Maynard Keynes once again in the most favorite list, and in a prominent place, America...
Category: Economy
Health Care: Wellness not Insurance Reform
WASHINGTON – Oddly enough, the initiative aimed at reversing children obesity in the US just presented by Mrs. Obama...
America: Still No Energy Policy
WASHINGTON – A small news item in the briefs section of The Wall street Journal (Environment – Fuel-Efficient Auto Sales...
How to Win in Afghanistan
“But we must never forget: This is not a war of choice. This is a war...
Out of the Crisis Through Innovation
By Paolo von Schirach November 13, 2009 WASHINGTON – Recently I watched on TV an interesting and intelligent exchange...
US Foreign Policy in The Age of Penury
By Paolo von Schirach August 29, 2009 WASHINGTON – Afghanistan is a huge mess. According to most informed experts,...
The New American Recovery
WASHINGTON – “Have we touched bottom yet”? “Green shoots for the US economy”? These and similar questions popping up...
What About China?
WASHINGTON – Nothing is more convincing than apparent material success. And China, just by looking at historically unprecedented rates...
NATO At 60: Not Much Reason for Celebration
WASHINGTON – Quite a long time ago, while in London, I happened to walk in St. James’s Park at...
“An Opportunity Society” As The New Frontier
WASHINGTON – Right in the middle of this deep crisis, President Barack Obama is presenting bold, new long term...