Sustained US Growth Requires Quality Public Education
WASHINGTON – The American economy is closing 2014 on a high note. US GDP grew 5% in the third quarter....
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Saudi Arabia Wants To Kill US Shale Oil
WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia’s oil end game is to let prices fall and stay low for as long as...
NYT Report From Cuba Silent About Moribund Economy
WASHINGTON – In a longish report from Cuba, The New York Times tells us about various opinions expressed by...
Dragonfly, Symbol Of Courage
WASHINGTON – I recently saw a small exhibit of Japanese ancient military gear. There were swords with exquisite decorations and painted...
America Embraces Cuba?
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s unexpected announcement about re-establishing formal diplomatic relations with Cuba, while easing some of the travel and...
The Day I Met “Lucy”
WASHINGTON – A few days ago, while in Addis Ababa, I was advised to visit the National Museum of...
Too Much Media Coverage For Isolated Terror Attacks
WASHINGTON – In a perverse way, our hysteric fascination with each and every killing perpetrated in the West by...
George Osborne: Bring Debt Under Control
WASHINGTON – In a WSJ op-ed piece, (How to Keep Proving the Economic Pessimists Wrong, December 15, 2014), George...
The World Believes That America Is Racist
ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopia – Traveling abroad allows the opportunity to look at America with the eyes of others. And this...
Low Oil Prices Is The Only Bit Of Good News For Most Western Countries
WASHINGTON – Western financial and business publications are now celebrating the collapse of oil prices. This unexpected Christmas gift is...