The Appeal Of Easy Fixes
WASHINGTON – There is great appeal in fundamental beliefs that can be summarized in short sentences. The problem is...
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UK Cannot Exploit Its Shale Gas Reserves
WASHINGTON – The US is enjoying the immense economic benefits of the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) revolution that made it...
Lift The US Oil Export Ban
WASHINGTON – At the time of the first OPEC oil embargo (1973-74), in an attempt to protect shrinking domestic...
Capitalism In Peril?
WASHINGTON – In a well crafted WSJ op-piece (The World-Wide Undermining of Free Markets, August 11, 2015), financial adviser...
Kenya Held Back By Lack Of Accountability, Corruption
WASHINGTON – According to a BBC story, only 26% of money spent and collected by the Kenyan government has...
A New President Who Knows Nothing About Foreign Policy?
WASHINGTON – The recent Cleveland debates featuring all 17 Republicans who want to be president revealed that within this...
In America Politics Is Theater
WASHINGTON – Along with 24 million Americans, I watched the TV debate organized by Fox News in Cleveland, Ohio featuring...
End Of The US Recovery?
WASHINGTON – Ultra-contrarian David Stockman (davidstockmanscontracorner.com) is warning us that the tepid economic recovery America has enjoyed so far,...
In A Speech At The American University Obama Defended Iran Deal
WASHINGTON – On August 5, US President Barack Obama delivered a speech aimed at promoting his Iran nuclear deal...
Obama’s Anti-Carbon Policies Will Have No Impact On Global Warming
WASHINGTON – President Obama is trying to transform the US energy industry via federal regulations. He just announced a...