America: Open Doors to Foreign Innovators
WASHINGTON – There are two issues confronting America’s economic vitality. One is the disturbingly weak short term economic picture...
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Counterinsurgency against a political clock
WASHINGTON – How are we doing in Afghanistan, now that General David Petraeus has taken over? Well, it depends...
Economic Aid to Pakistan?
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Pakistan just recently on a mission aimed at showing US...
Happy Fourth America
WASHINGTON – I run into an old acquaintance in the elevator. A few pleasantries are exchanged. And his farewell...
Unethical Practices Now Accepted in the US
By Paolo von Schirach June 29, 2010 WASHINGTON – E-mails filters are reasonably sophisticated these days, so that the...
Firing McChrystal Not Enough
WASHINGTON – The scandal caused by the openly dismissive and offensive language used by General Stanley McChrystal, US and...
BP and the Mismanagement of Complex Systems
WASHINGTON – The story of the BP Gulf platform explosion and never-ending spill has been presented to the public as...
In Arcadia, Playing for South Africa’s Future
PRETORIA, South Africa – (Notes from October 2009). The other day I was walking from my Court Classique Hotel to...
Cooking Up Jobs Numbers at The White House
WASHINGTON – On June 4 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden went just outside of Washington, in...
Wellness Will Take Care of US Health Costs
WASHINGTON – The US health care delivery system, as currently structured, is so horrendously expensive that over time it...