No Real Economic Reforms In China The Communist Party needs to control the economy, in order to stay in power
WASHINGTON – Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, with all his government and Goldman Sachs private sector expertise, (he was...
Category: Public Policy
Oil Is King, For Now Renewable energy is not yet economically viable. But its day will come
WASHINGTON – In an interview with FORTUNE magazine, Chevron CEO John Watson argued that, whatever the oil prices wild...
On-Line Universities Will Soon Replace Traditional Higher Education Why pay $ 50,000 a year when you can get the same product through your computer, at a fraction of the cost?
WASHINGTON – We may very well be at the beginning of a fundamental revolution that will transform American...
The Republicans Should Promote a Genuine Opportunity Society Creating a sound macroeconomic environment is not enough. Millions of poor Americans have no access to education and real jobs
WASHINGTON – Despite recent electoral victories, US Republicans may be condemned to irrelevance. And this is because of...
Tepid US Jobs Growth Fewer jobs and a soft economy. We are not back to normal
WASHINGTON – The weak US jobs report, coupled with downward revisions for the two preceding months, is a reliable, if disturbing, indicator of...
Lee Kuan Yew Built Singapore – Great Deed? This super efficient city-state will soon be empty. Singapore women have the lowest fertility rate in the world
WASHINGTON – Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of modern Singapore is dead. He ruled Singapore for 30 years as...
How Big A Threat From Jihadist Organizations? Too much hype coming from the media. There is danger; but it is not that big
WASHINGTON – The tricky part of any asymmetric warfare threat –now I am referring to the anti-Western Jihadist organizations...
Fed Induced Wall Street Bubble Keeps Going – For Now Zero interets rates will keep stocks artificially high for longer than we thought. Is this what we call good news?
WASHINGTON – Right before the most recent Federal Open Market Committee, (FOMC), meeting, Wall Street was on edge. Would...
China Is Slowing Down – Old Model Not Working Anymore Declining industrial production and a lot of bad debt force public officials to revise growth estimates
WASHINGTON – We all know that the Chinese economy is slowing down. But we do not know all the facts....
80% Of All US Children Follow A Bad Diet Because of junk food, millions of American kids are developing heart disease
WASHINGTON – The alarming news is that millions of American children now exhibit signs of heart disease normally found...