No Action on Failing US Public Schools
by Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – For many years we have been debating the sorry state of US...
Category: Politics
Argentina: From Bad to Worse
Once a prosperous nation, for decades Argentina has been a country in semi-perpetual economic crisis. In 2015 it seemed...
US Fiscal Irresponsibility Will Lead to Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON – The Democrats in Congress and Republican President Donald Trump agree practically on nothing. Therefore, it is impossible...
Why America is a Unique Country – Part 2
WASHINGTON – Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers of America sincerely believed that “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit...
Why America is a unique country – Part 1
America is a truly unique country. But not for the most commonly held reasons: “Come to America ,so that...
Why Mass Shootings? Heavy Political Rhetoric, Psychopaths, and too many Weapons
WASHINGTON – The El Paso slaughter stunned America. It is human nature that when something completely out of the...
Overleveraged America has no Plan B
WASHINGTON – Is America once again at the edge of some catastrophic event that will cause economic misery? Not...
Overcoming Racial Prejudice in America
WASHINGTON – “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they...
Brexit Shows British Decline
WASHINGTON – Brexit, or the process leading to Britain’s exit from the EU, touted just a few years ago...
America’s Energy Future Plenty of domestic oil and gas should not fool us. We need to develop emissions free energy sources
WASHINGTON – The good news is that America is now among the top three world fossil fuels producers. The...