Europe’s “Austerity Versus Stimulus” Debate Hides A Deeper Competitiveness Problem
By Paolo von Schirach May 30, 2013 WASHINGTON – The current debate in Europe is about “too much austerity”...
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Renewable Energy Viability Depends Largely On Mandates And Regulations – Is Wind Power Electricity Generated In Wyoming And Then Sent To California A Good Idea? Well, It Depends On Regulations
By Paolo von Schirach May 29, 2013 WASHINGTON – The WSJ reports about an ambitious, large scale wind farm...
American Foreign Policy: From Over Reaction To Total Inaction
By Paolo von Schirach May 28, 2013 WASHINGTON – America’s posture in world affairs is hardly ever properly balanced. Unfortunately...
Greece Lacks A Modern Land Tenure System – Property Rights Vague, Litigation Common
By Paolo von Schirach May 27, 2013 WASHINGTON – What do Greece and Madagascar have in common? Well, not...
France, With No Scientific Basis, Banned Hydraulic Fracturing For Shale Gas Exploration As Unsafe – Years Of Successful Gas Recovery In The US, Based On This Proven Technology, Totally Ignored – Even In The Age Of The Internet In Which Information Is Available To All Prejudice Still Prevails
By Paolo von Schirach May 26, 2013 WASHINGTON – The universally accepted conventional wisdom is that in this super...
Rick Steves Created A Caricature Of Europe As “Happy And Refined” For Americans Watching PBS
WASHINGTON – Rick Steves is a popular host of a series devoted to Europe on US Public Television, (PBS), the commercial free...
The “War On Terror” May Never Come To An End – As Long As Any Small Groups Will Keep Plotting Against Us, The War Will Go On
By Paolo von Schirach May 24, 2013 WASHINGTON – In a major policy speech President Obama tried to outline...
China’s “Green” Credentials Are Mostly Propaganda – Green Tech And Renewable Energy Exist In The Midst Of A Super Polluted Country – The Cost Of A Real Clean Up Would Be Staggering
By Paolo von Schirach May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON – For many (and not too good reasons) Western intellectuals truly believe the...
As Europe Languishes, The EU Bureaucracy Decided To Regulate How Olive Oil Is Served In Restaurants – Silly Mandates Instead Of Action On Real Problems
By Paolo von Schirach May 22, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Guardian reports that the EU Commission bureaucracy, known for...
While Italy Badly Needs New Economic Policies, Politicians Spend their Time Fighting One Another – No Credible Leadership – A Farce With Tragic Consequences
By Paolo von Schirach May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON – If you like Marx Brothers movies humor, with all its irreverent...