The Ayatollahs Have Given Up Indoctrination in Iran Women behave like their counterparts in the West
WASHINGTON – TIME magazine recently had an intriguing cover story about Iran, (Iran 2025, November 16, 2015). Assuming that...
Category: Politics
Saudi Arabia’s Oil End Game It is not about America. It is really about Iran
WASHINGTON – More than a year ago, when it became obvious that massive increases in US oil production (thanks...
Will Donald Trump Be The Republican Nominee? Bizarre, but possible. This choice would indicate that millions of Americans are guided by emotions and not common sense
WASHINGTON – Will Donald Trump be the Republican presidential nominee? May be yes. Bizarre, but now distinctly possible.
Fed Unclear On Future Rate Increases Will it continue raising rates? May be not. The US recovery is fragile and the global economy is getting worse
WASHINGTON – At last, the US Federal Reserve decided to put an end to the abnormally long period of...
How Much Unemployment in China? Assumimg more people out of work, at some point this becomes a political issue
WASHINGTON – The WSJ just had a front page story on China, focusing on factory closings, jobs losses, strikes and...
Sargent Bowe Bergdhal Charged With Desertion President Obama had told us that he was a war hero
WASHINGTON – Remember Sargent Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who had been a Taliban prisoner for 5 years and then...
The French National Front Lost – And Yet It Remains A Force A sinificant minority of French voters feel alienated
WASHINGTON – In the end, Marine Le Pen, her niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen, and the National Front won absolutely...
The Manufactured “Terrorism Crisis” Terrorism is real. But it is not an existential threat
WASHINGTON – America is getting into the heat of its presidential campaign in a climate of hysteria created by...
Can Beijing Heavy Smog Become A Political Problem? Millions of Chinese are affected by environmental hazards. Can their protests turn into a movement?
WASHINGTON – Can an autocracy be challenged by heavy smog? This sounds like a silly question. But it isn’t....
After The French Vote, Is This The End Of Europe? The victory at the polls of the French National Front is a heavy blow for any European integration agenda
WASHINGTON – The triumph at the polls for French regional elections of the right-wing National Front led by Marine...