China’s Government Manipulating Official Statistics?
WASHINGTON – A few days ago a major US newspaper had yet another story on China’s economic slowdown. Yes, China...
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Beyond Symbolic Gestures, The West Will Not Act To Help Ukraine Regain Control Over Its Eastern Provinces
WASHINGTON – By now the provisional government in Kiev should have understood that, beyond symbolic gestures, the West will...
Walking By Ford’s Theatre, Where Lincoln Was Shot
WASHINGTON – After my meeting I decided to walk to Chinatown, to an old emporium where I bought a...
The Ukrainian Government Cannot Win, All By Itself, Against Russia
WASHINGTON – Vladimir Putin is winning in his ruthless and perhaps crazy effort to regain control over at least a...
In Newfoundland, Where Churchill And FDR Met During WWII
NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada, (a few years ago)- Looking outside, at the Ocean on that windy day, I thought again about my...
Sunset In Uhland Heights, Namibia
WINDHOEK, Namibia, (a few years ago) – It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It...
Splendide Royale
LUGANO, Switzerland, (a few years ago) – The large hotel dining room was in the old-fashioned Swiss style. Discreet lighting, simple...
Okavango Silence, Midday in Botswana
OKAVANGO Delta, Botswana, (a few years ago) – That was the end of the week-end in the Okavango Delta, in Northern...
America Will Save Billions By Using LNG To Fuel US Heavy Trucks
WASHINGTON – Thanks to hydraulic fracturing, the United States has increased its oil production quite significantly in the last few years....
An Aging Population Is Japan’s Real Problem
WASHINGTON – Supposedly “Abenomics” is economic shock therapy aimed at ending Japan’s decades of slumber. Abenomics is about devaluing the currency...