Democratic Capitalism Requires Effective Governance – This Is Equally True For Countries As Far Apart As America And India
By Paolo von Schirach November 3, 2012 WASHINGTON – If you ever doubted that successful democratic capitalism...
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Indebted Western Countries Need To “Bend The Spending Curve” – The Pace Of Austerity Does Not Matter, As Long As Bond Markets Believe That It Is A Real Long Term Policy
By Paolo von Schirach October 29, 2012 WASHINGTON – Austerity, yes or no? Too much, too little?...
“The Economist” Hopes That Xi Jinping Will Lead A Process Of Radical Political Reforms In China – Great Idea, But This Looks Highly Unlikely
By Paolo von Schirach October 27, 2012 WASHINGTON – Autocrats would rarely initiate by their own free...
To Save America Democrats And Republicans Should Reject All Extreme Positions, Find Agreement On the Fundamentals Of Democratic Capitalism – Erskine Bowles And Alan Simpson, Co-Chairs Of The Debt Commission, Did That
By Paolo von Schirach September 29, 2012 WASHINGTON – America is a democratic and capitalistic society that...
The Economy Keeps Sputtering At 1.3%, But Obama’s Numbers Are Getting Better – People Got Used To Mediocrity, While Romney Failed To Connect With Voters
By Paolo von Schirach September 28, 2012 WASHINGTON – Ronald Reagan was nicknamed “Teflon President”. No matter...
Industrial Policies Usually Do Not Work – The Obama Administration Bet On Renewable Energy Right When Shale Gas Drove Down The Price Of A Key Carbon Source Illustrates The Point
By Paolo von Schirach September 26, 2012 WASHINGTON – Watching the science program NOVA on PBS, (US...
The Republicans Failed To Convey A Message Of Hope, Along With Their Fiscal Reform Plans – Obama Likely To Win By Making Promises He Will Not Keep – Tough Road Ahead For America
By Paolo von Schirach September 23, 2012 WASHINGTON – The Romney-Ryan ticket is most likely doomed because...
Americans More Optimistic About The Economy? The Facts Do Not Support Euphoria – Have We Become So Used To Bad Performance And Mediocrity That Now They Appear Good?
By Paolo von Schirach September 20, 2012 WASHINGTON – I can certainly understand how president Barack Obama...
Paul Ryan’s Medicare Reform Plans Should Be Looked At In The Larger Context Of Exploding US Health Care Costs – Why Does The US Have The Highest Medical Bill In The World? True Reform Would Have To Go Beyond Medicare
By Paolo von Schirach August 17, 2012 WASHINGTON – I wanted to expand on recent comments I...
Demonized By The Left, Ryan Is Attacked By Former Budget Director David Stockman For Being Unserious – Ryan’s Plan Just Pie In The Sky? – Still, At Least Romney-Ryan Want To Discuss Major Spending Reform
By Paolo von Schirach August 16, 2012 WASHINGTON – If you listen to Obama and his surrogates,...