America Needs Structural Reforms No sensible policy proposals. Politicians are afraid to deliver bad news WASHINGTON – There is no doubt that millions of Americans are economically worse off because of the negative impact...
No Real Economic Reforms In China The Communist Party needs to control the economy, in order to stay in power WASHINGTON – Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, with all his government and Goldman Sachs private sector expertise, (he was...
Tsipras Goes To Moscow The Greek Prime Minister wants us to know that he looks at Vladimir Putin as a good friend WASHINGTON – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras thought that it was a good idea to pay a visit to...
Oil Is King, For Now Renewable energy is not yet economically viable. But its day will come WASHINGTON – In an interview with FORTUNE magazine, Chevron CEO John Watson argued that, whatever the oil prices wild...
Kissinger And Shultz Issue Strong Warning About Iran Nuclear Deal The agreement will leave Iran's facilities intact. Difficult to verify compliance. What will Saudi Arabia do? WASHINGTON – If you want a detailed but highly readable critique of Obama’s Iran’s nuclear deal, I strongly encourage...
April 4th Was NATO’s Anniversary This date marks the beginning of the most extarordinary security and political alliance in modern history. But nobody paid any attention WASHINGTON – April 4th 2015 came and went. Nobody paid any attention to this date. And why should they?...
On-Line Universities Will Soon Replace Traditional Higher Education Why pay $ 50,000 a year when you can get the same product through your computer, at a fraction of the cost? WASHINGTON – We may very well be at the beginning of a fundamental revolution that will transform American...
Tepid US Jobs Growth Fewer jobs and a soft economy. We are not back to normal WASHINGTON – The weak US jobs report, coupled with downward revisions for the two preceding months, is a reliable, if disturbing, indicator of...
Iran: Diplomacy Could Succeed Only If Backed By The Threat Of An Attack Without any threat to coerce via military means, negotiations with a hostile power are doomed to fail WASHINGTON – Optimistic commentators talking about the upcoming nuclear deal with Iran stress the importance of allowing “diplomacy” to deliver its...
The Bergdahl Release Fiasco This US soldier is now charged with desertion. Yet the White House stated that he had served with "honor and distinction" WASHINGTON – It is now official that Sgt. Bowe Bergdhal, held prisoner by the Taliban for many years, has...