Italian Prime Minister Monti Cannot Do Magic – Bond Yields Are Up Again, The Economy Is In Recession, And Unpopular Reforms Are Stuck
By Paolo von Schirach June 14, 2012 WASHINGTON – The Wall Street Journal seems to be somewhat...
Tag: Democracy
Difficult To Reconcile Democracy And the Speedy Execution Of Major Public Projects – The Case Of the Light Rail Connecting Washington DC And Its Airport: It Took 30 Years To Reach An Agreement On How To Do It
By Paolo von Schirach June 11, 2012 WASHINGTON – Think of it: it has taken 30 years...
Europe Cannot Take Bold Steps To Either Seriously Integrate Or Force the Weak Out – It Will Continue With Small Steps That Will Ensure A Perennially Smoldering Crisis
By Paolo von Schirach June 7, 2012 WASHINGTON – Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central...
Bad Regulations, Outdated Systems Neutralize The Advantages Of Cheap US Energy – Power Outages in Texas?
By Paolo von Schirach June 5, 2012 WASHINGTON – There is no question that the shale gas...
Obama Failed To See How Bad The Economy Was – Besides, His Instincts Are Not Modern – His Focus Is On Social Protection, Not On Favoring Growth
By Paolo von Schirach May 23, 2012 WASHINGTON – The US economy is growing, but very little....
Divided Washington Will Not Enact Pro-Growth Policies – Anemic US Economy Does Not Grow Enough – More Like Europe
By Paolo von Schirach May 7, 2012 WASHINGTON – Watching on C-SPAN, (the meritorious public affairs TV...
The US-China Summit Became The Chen Guangcheng Event – Major International Publicity For Human Rights Story Highlights China’s Dilemma: When Will Political Reforms Be On The Agenda?
By Paolo von Schirach May 5, 2012 WASHINGTON – The long scheduled US-China Summit in Beijing, part...
Will Wukan Village Become A Milestone In Modern Chinese History? The Place Where Genuine Local Elections Were Held? – Much May Ride On This Small Experiment, The Result Of A Real “Rebellion”
By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/12/17/the-wukan-village-defiant-and-prolonged-protest-goes-on-chinese-authorities-unwilling-to-use-force-a-sign-of-change/ February 3, 2012 WASHINGTON – Is the small village of...
How Can Western Countries Get Out of Debt? Only By Paring Down Unsustainable Entitlement Programs – A New Social Contract
By Paolo von Schirach May 1, 2010 WASHINGTON – In the case of Greece’s nasty fiscal debacle, everybody’s focus has...
Can the US promote democracy in the Middle East?
WASHINGTON – American military commanders in Iraq have been saying for some time that the insurgency cannot be...