Italian Prime Minister Talking Nonsense When wishful thinking becomes farce
WASHINGTON – Yes, there is something to be said about optimistic political leaders who inspire their people to hang...
Category: Public Policy
The Dream Of A Modern Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed wants to transform a country whose entire society been shaped by the oil rent
WASHINGTON – Bloomberg Businessweek placed Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on its cover (April 25 – May...
Living In A False Data World Authoritarian governments produce fake statistics that further political goals
WASHINGTON – We are used to hear that we live in a “data driven” world. Thanks to ICT and...
Angry American Voters Cannot Coalesce Around A Real National Leader Voters good at telling parties what they do not like. They cannot select someone who could unite the country
WASHINGTON – The American voters are angry and upset. They “feel” more than know that the country is losing...
America Is Not Suffering Daily Terror Attacks All media and some politicians created a false narrative about a phony existential threat
WASHINGTON – One of the most damaging –and completely unchallenged– myths propagated by some candidates in this surreal presidential...
Americans Dream Of A Savior Who Will Fix All Problems Millions of voters truly believe that Donald Trump has all the answers
WASHINGTON – We Americans would like to think of ourselves as reasonably rational people who make choices on the...
German Voters Fear Difficult To Assimilate Immigrants Popular rebellion against the liberal approach of Chancellor Angela Merkel
WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her political allies just took a big hit in three states elections...
Hillary Clinton Will Ban Fracking -Less Energy For America If elected President, she will restrict most hydraulic fracturing activities
WASHINGTON – When it comes to America’s energy needs and viable alternatives to fossil fuels, it looks as if...
Sinking Japan Keeps Adding To The National Debt Japan has no trouble selling 30 year bonds at a nominal interest rate
WASHINGTON – As we Americans watch with growing concern our crazy presidential elections politics, other crazy things are happening...
The Moral Case For Capitalism Nobody talks about the benefits of self-reliance
WASHINGTON – Would Hillary Clinton make a moral case for American capitalism? I am not so sure. First of...