Very Modest Military Effort Against ISIL WASHINGTON – With a straight face, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced that while the United Arab Emirates stopped flying...
America Needs To Invest $ 3.6 Trillion To Fix Its Crumbling Infrastructure WASHINGTON – A prominent victim of the policy paralysis caused by Washington’s toxic political climate is America’s basic infrastructure. For the Republicans,...
Kiev Should Admit That the War In The East Is Lost WASHINGTON – The now chronic crisis in Eastern Ukraine is getting worse. The cease-fire did not work. The Russia-backed...
The Cure For Many Chronic Diseases Is In Life Style Changes WASHINGTON – President Obama wants to support pioneering medical research. Hence his proposal to invest hundreds of millions of...
US Economy Up By Only 2.6% In The Fourth Quarter WASHINGTON – The White House communications and policy teams are not in luck. Not too long ago they told...
Advice To Europe: Deregulate And Cut The Red Tape WASHINGTON – Well known Wall Street financier Steven Rattner stated the obvious about Europe’s lack of competitiveness and what to...
China Facing Population Decline WASHINGTON – It looks totally implausible, but China is facing the real danger of a declining population. Yes, with...
China’s Plans To Improve Air Quality Fall Short WASHINGTON – After decades of denials, at least the Chinese authorities now recognize that they have a huge environmental...
Syriza Victory Is Not A Solution For Greece WASHINGTON – As expected, Alexis Tsipras and his Leftist Syriza party won the Greek elections for a new parliament. After...
No More Start-Ups In America WASHINGTON – There is an almost unquestioned belief that America is the land of entrepreneurs. This is “start-up” country....