There Is No European Identity The British and many others have ambivalent feelings about EU membership WASHINGTON – For the outside world, the current political debate within Great Britain about staying in the European Union,...
Romney Attacked Trump – Called Him “Phony, A Fraud” This scathing attack by the 2012 Republican candidate for president may convince some undecided primaries voters WASHINGTON – If you are a convinced Donald Trump supporter, Mitt Romney’s scathing personal attack against the Republican front-runner...
Trump Leads a Large Movement – But It Is Not A National Wave Too many Americans are not with him. They will vote for Hillary Clinton WASHINGTON – After Super Tuesday, we can say that Donald Trump is still very much in the lead among...
Donald Trump Way Ahead In Latest Poll No path to the nomination for Rubio or Cruz WASHINGTON – Even before we know the results of the critical Super Tuesday vote, (1/4 of the Republican delegates...
Chris Christie Endorsed Donald Trump This is a big deal. Christie's votes were supposed to go to a moderate candidate WASHINGTON – Here is some political news that will move the needle. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (he recently...
President Trump? Doandl trump may get the nomination and he may be able to beat Clinton WASHINGTON – Donald Trump most likely will be the Republican nominee for president. This is not on account of...
Angry Americans Love Donald Trump Enough of them to get him the nomination and then allowing him to win the White House? WASHINGTON – How do you explain the “Trump Phenomenon”? It is easier than you think. Traditional democratic capitalism is...
Too Many Bad Loans In India Well connected tycoons get all the credit they want WASHINGTON – India recently decided to change its methodology for calculating GDP and the rate of growth. And, presto,...
Obama Announced The Death Of A Supreme Court Justice In Casual Attire The President made appropriate remarks about the deceased member of the Supreme Court. But he did not think that wearing a tie for the occasion would be a good idea WASHINGTON – The sudden death of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will complicate this already messy US political...
In 1992 Ross Perot Was The Billionaire Ready To Fix Everything In No Time – Just Like Trump Ross Perot program consissted in bringing in the best people and giving them instructions to devise the best solutions WASHINGTON – This is an excerpt from a funny imaginary vignette (Notebook, by Robert Shrimsley, Republicans seek reasons to...