Afghanistan Among The Most Corrupt Countries In The World
WASHINGTON – Remember Afghanistan? Yes, that sorry nation in Asia, sandwiched between Iran and Pakistan. Presidential candidate Barack Obama,...
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US Economy and Public Finances Deteriorating – Candidates Talk About Something Else
WASHINGTON – While we wait with trepidation for the outcome of the Iowa caucuses that will finally begin to...
Major Economic Reforms In Saudi Arabia?
WASHINGTON – What is going in Saudi Arabia? Probably too much. We have now an odd stew of engineered...
Aldous Huxley: The Political Candidate Sold On TV As Deodorant
WASHINGTON – “Three years before Kennedy’s inauguration, Aldous Huxley argued in Brave New World Revisited that the modern methods...
Is Donald Trump Really Unstoppable?
WASHINGTON – Regarding the Republican primaries, much can and will change in the next few week, after at least...
Emerging Markets Crisis Dragging Down The Global Economy
WASHINGTON – Will emerging markets in crisis drag down the global economy? Probably not. But they have added and...
Ayatollah Khamenei Warns About US “Deceit And Treachery”
WASHINGTON – According to Reuters, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday approved the lifting of sanctions against...
Bernie Sanders For President?
WASHINGTON – It is truly bizarre that a significant percentage (more than 30%) of potential Democratic voters are considering...
“The Economist” Mocking China
WASHINGTON – It is no surprise that The Economist‘s cover this week is about China. The Shanghai Stock Market...
No More Startups In America
WASHINGTON – President Obama confidently declared to the Nation in his last State of the Union Address that the...