Maersk Warning About Global Slow Down – Recession In the US? Trade flows have been reduced. The worst since 2008
WASHINGTON – Maersk, (based in Denmark) is the largest shipping conglomerate in the world. Their business is to transport...
Category: Public Policy
Establishment Republicans Fight One Another – Trump Marches On In this race there is room for only one moderate Republican
WASHINGTON – After the New Hampshire primary it is clear that Donald Trump, the clear winner, is not going...
US Economy and Public Finances Deteriorating – Candidates Talk About Something Else The economic foundations are fragile, while the deficit will start growing again. No plan to change any of this
WASHINGTON – While we wait with trepidation for the outcome of the Iowa caucuses that will finally begin to...
Major Economic Reforms In Saudi Arabia? Prince Mohammed would like to see quick modernization. It will not happen
WASHINGTON – What is going in Saudi Arabia? Probably too much. We have now an odd stew of engineered...
Is Donald Trump Really Unstoppable? Right now, being the favorite is the same as being the best. Unfortunately it is not so
WASHINGTON – Regarding the Republican primaries, much can and will change in the next few week, after at least...
Ayatollah Khamenei Warns About US “Deceit And Treachery” Open anti-Americanism still the norm in Tehran. Is this the new era in US-Iranian relations?
WASHINGTON – According to Reuters, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday approved the lifting of sanctions against...
Bernie Sanders For President? It is unbelievable that an old fashioned socialist who promotes wealth redistribution is considered a serious candidate
WASHINGTON – It is truly bizarre that a significant percentage (more than 30%) of potential Democratic voters are considering...
“The Economist” Mocking China Front page illustraation showing a scared dragon going downhill while a disheveled President Xi tries to stay on the saddle
WASHINGTON – It is no surprise that The Economist‘s cover this week is about China. The Shanghai Stock Market...
No More Startups In America The real problem is fewer and fewer new enterprises
WASHINGTON – President Obama confidently declared to the Nation in his last State of the Union Address that the...
Why Self-Driving Cars? Upgrade Bus Networks Instead The problem is not that cars are not efficient. The problem is that there are too many cars.
WASHINGTON – The ongoing buzz about the marvel of “driverless cars” soon hitting the roads is a bit too...