The Enormous Value Of Subsidized Child Care Give women the opportunity to have a career and children
WASHINGTON – Most advanced countries are experiencing low or very low fertility rates. Anything below 2.1 children per woman...
Category: Public Policy
Obama’s Nairobi Speech In Praise of Enterprise Not Well Reported – A Pity Most media focused on what the President said about enterprise as an antidote to political violence. Yet Obama said a lot more
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to address a US-sponsored international forum on entrepreneurship. He...
End Of China Boom Caused Commodity Prices Collapse China's bubble was created by a Government-willed gigantic stimulus that fueled demand for commodities. Now it is all over
WASHINGTON – Global mining giant Anglo American just announced that it will downsize –in a dramatic way. It will cut...
The Senseless Death Of Kathryn Steinle The young woman has been killed by an illegal immigrants who should have been deported long ago
WASHINGTON – The senseless killing of Kathryn Steinle by Francisco Sanchez, a Mexican illegal immigrant with a long criminal history, stunned America. 32-year-old...
Republicans Love Donald Trump? Americans like the unconventional outsider, up to a point
WASHINGTON – Both the Republicans and the Democrats have to deal with an odd character as would be president. The...
The Republicans Must Articulate A Message Of Growth And Expanded Opportunity Improve public education. Give tools, not endless subsidies, to the poor
WASHINGTON – I just read a long and detailed analysis written by a well-known conservative political commentator. The focus...
Steady Inflow Of Poor Immigrants A Huge Problem For Italy The inflow is not a flood. But it will not stop. Poor people require services
WASHINGTON – Compared to the chaos caused by floods of Syrian refugees trying to find shelter in Lebanon, Turkey or Jordan, the numbers...
China Is Not A Market Economy The Chinese Government intervened to prevent a stock market crash in order to avoid political fallout
WASHINGTON – The Chinese government’s reaction to the recent Shanghai and Shenzhen stock market crashes and ensuing panic provides...
Will The New Bailout Save Greece? Probably Not The resentful Greeks will have to live under an austerity regime for a very long time
WASHINGTON – After dire warnings about Greece falling into the abyss of bankruptcy and national ruin, guess what…the EU got...
After Gigantic Failures Is US Still IT Leader? Has America lost its ability to innovate?
WASHINGTON – Whatever can be said about the not so vibrant US economy, there is usually agreement that America...