The West Is Caught In Middle East Chaos Terrorism is just one manifestation of religious wars that will have no quick end
WASHINGTON – The Paris terror attacks lead to Syria, to the Arab Spring, to the Sunni-Shia conflicts, to al...
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Will The Fed Raise Interest Rates? May Be Not New headwinds suggest no action in December
WASHINGTON – Until a couple of days ago, most economists bet that the US Federal Reserve would finally begin to...
The Republicans Should Coalesce Around A Modern Pragmatist May be Marco Rubio is the only electable Republican, since voters reject all the establishment politicians
WASHINGTON – I guess I am also part of faulty conventional wisdom when it comes to US presidential politics....
Obama Will Not Fight ISIL This cancer will foster radicalism and terrorism throughout the region and beyond
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Middle East policy can be summarized with this proposition: “Let’s do nothing, hoping nothing...
Keystone Pipeline Is Dead – The Triumph Of Politics Getting more oil from Canada would have enhanced US energy security
WASHINGTON – Now it is official. President Obama announced that he is against the proposed Keystone pipeline that would...
Who Believes China’s Official Economic Statistics? The Chinese clearly publish false data. What we do not know is how big their lies really are
WASHINGTON – We all know that China’s economy is slowing down. The Chinese government itself announced this. What we...
In The Age Of The Internet Biased News Still Prevails The internet was supposed to make telling lies a lot more difficult. But it is not soo
WASHINGTON – Here is one big paradox for you. When the internet proved to be a truly revolutionary innovation,...
US Troops In Syria? A few Spcial Ops troops on the ground indicate nothing
WASHINGTON – What do we make of the announcement by the Obama administration about its decision to send about...
If The US Enters A Recession, Clinton In A Tough Spot The most recent GDP numbers indicate a slow down. And the economy may get worse in 2016
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton just declared that the Obama administration deserves an “A” when it comes...
US Navy Challenges Beijing In The South China Sea The US Navy has been sent close to islands illegally claimed by China in order to assert freedom of navigation. How will China react?
WASHINGTONÂ – The Obama administration does not have a stellar record either on national security issues or on upholding basic...