The Iran Sanctions Are Gone — For Good The threat to reimpose sanctions in case of violations is a fantasy WASHINGTON – During the Iran nuclear negotiations, we would often get TV footage and photos of the negotiators in...
How Bad Is The Chinese Economy? While there is little transparency, what we know creates a scary picture WASHINGTON – There is no way to tell which way the Shanghai Stock Market is headed. However, it is...
The Enormous Value Of Subsidized Child Care Give women the opportunity to have a career and children WASHINGTON – Most advanced countries are experiencing low or very low fertility rates. Anything below 2.1 children per woman...
Obama’s Nairobi Speech In Praise of Enterprise Not Well Reported – A Pity Most media focused on what the President said about enterprise as an antidote to political violence. Yet Obama said a lot more WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to address a US-sponsored international forum on entrepreneurship. He...
End Of China Boom Caused Commodity Prices Collapse China's bubble was created by a Government-willed gigantic stimulus that fueled demand for commodities. Now it is all over WASHINGTON – Global mining giant Anglo American just announced that it will downsize –in a dramatic way. It will cut...
The Senseless Death Of Kathryn Steinle The young woman has been killed by an illegal immigrants who should have been deported long ago WASHINGTON – The senseless killing of Kathryn Steinle by Francisco Sanchez, a Mexican illegal immigrant with a long criminal history, stunned America. 32-year-old...
FT: Europe Undergoing High Tech Transformation – Really? A long report announces that massive amounts of venture capital are funding European tech companies WASHINGTON – If you look at mainstream media, the news is that slowly but surely “Europe is back”. With...
Steady Inflow Of Poor Immigrants A Huge Problem For Italy The inflow is not a flood. But it will not stop. Poor people require services WASHINGTON – Compared to the chaos caused by floods of Syrian refugees trying to find shelter in Lebanon, Turkey or Jordan, the numbers...
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...
Iran Deal Gives Legitimacy to Regime Agreement freezes nuclear program for a few years. And we can expect that Iran will cheat WASHINGTON – Regarding the just signed nuclear agreement with Iran, US President Barack Obama is right on one thing. This is...