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The Failure of Obamacare Medical Exchanges Is A Failure Of Public Policy – Government Is Unable To Manage Large Scale, Sophisticated Programs Big Government follows bureaucratic incentives. Even when it makes major mistakes, it does not go out of business

By Paolo von Schirach October 26, 2013 WASHINGTON – The radical Tea Party Republicans engaged in a disastrous political battle to...

A Tea Party Dominated GOP Is A Sure Loser – Republicans Need A Message Of Hope And Inclusiveness A mostly Southern, strident fringe has tainted the GOP. The Republicans need to be proponents of immigration reform, education reform and they need policies that help women

By Paolo von Schirach October 17, 2013 WASHINGTON – America needs to be re-energized. This requires pro-growth, pro-enterprise policies....

Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permamente CEO, Argues That The US Health Care Industry Should Re-Focus On Prevention We spend immense resources treating diseases that could be prevented. The "fee for service" model does not help save any money

By Paolo von Schirach October 16, 2013 WASHINGTON – Whatever the eventual fate of Obamacare, let’s be clear that this law is...

Larry Summers Argues That Washington Should Focus on Growth, Not The Debt Cutting spending should not be our number one priority. America's problem right now is slow growth. Republicans and Democrats should find common ground on pro-growth policies

By Paolo von Schirach October 15, 2013 WASHINGTON – Larry Summers did not manage to become the new Chairman...

Europe Invested Massively In Renewables Without Improving Air Quality Despite subsidized solar and wind, cheap coal and expensive natural gas mean higher emissions, and more green house gases

By Paolo von Schirach October 13, 2013 WASHINGTON – There is global warming, no doubt about it; and it is beginning...

China’s Leaders Want More Growth – But Innovation Requires Political Freedom Chinese reformesr would like to favor the private sector and get rid of state ownen corporations. But the state sector is also a power base for the elites

By Paolo von Schirach October 9, 2013 WASHINGTON – Imagine this. Imagine that not so long ago the US was an...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Is Trying Hard To Kick Japan Back Into Action, But He Will Be Defeated By The Culture The Japanese are unwilling to change. A society of mostly old people will not abandon its ways, even though they perpetuate inefficiency

By Paolo von Schirach October 8, 2013 WASHINGTON – Every sensible observer should wish Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe complete success...

No Way To Get A Real Deal On Spending And Revenue – Simpson And Bowles Had A Good Plan, But Washington Rejected It America needs statesmen who will tell the truth about fiscal issues and act without political considerations in mind

By Paolo von Schirach October 7, 2013 WASHINGTON – Let’s leave aside Senator Ted Cruz’s narcissism and his consequent irrepressible...

A Radical Republican Party Will Never Govern America Tea Party and Libertarians want an ideological fight against GOP moderates. Their minority positions have no wide popular appeal

By Paolo von Schirach October 4, 2013 WASHINGTON – Ted Cruz for president? Good luck. Rand Paul for President? Not...

Italy’s Prime Minister Letta Survived, But He Cannot Govern Impossible politics and intractable economic problems make it really hard to chart a path ahead for Italy

By Paolo von Schirach October 3, 2013 WASHINGTON – In Italian politics the first order of business (and second and third) has...

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