Pragmatism – Schirach Report

Democracy Is More Than Free Elections As America's Founders recognized, self-government is premised on sensible, educated citizens pursuing the common good on the basis of realistic ideas

By Paolo von Schirach February 15, 2014 WASHINGTON – In America many, including well-educated people, believe that “democracy” is really...

The Tea Party Has Become An Ideological, “Anti-Everything” Group – The Republican Party Needs A Strong Message Of Opportunity And Inclusiveness – Chris Christie Could Articulate It Ken Cuccinelli lost in Virginia in large part because he could not get women to vote for him. The conservative social values agenda is horribly outmoded

By Paolo von Schirach November 11, 2013 WASHINGTON – At the very beginning, the Tea Party insurgency had some...

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...

Europe Will Continue Bailing Out Its Weak Southern Members This endless financial aid program is not sustainable. What will Germany do after its political elections?

By Paolo von Schirach July 8, 2013 WASHINGTON – Back in 2009, at the very beginning of the Eurozone...

Mass Protests In Moscow Last Year, Now Demonstrations In Turkey And All Over Brazil Are All About Bad Governance Emerging countries will not go to the next level unless the citizens believe that government works to foster the public good

By Paolo von Schirach June 18, 2013 WASHINGTON – Last year there were mass anti-Putin protests in Moscow. In the...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Launched Plan To Strengthen Defenses Against Future Floods, Extreme Weather Whatever your opinion on global warming, right now the issue is to create protection against its impact

By Paolo von Schirach June 12, 2013 WASHINGTON – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting close to the...

From Beijing To Washington People Cry Out For Good Governance – Professional Politicians In Developing And Developed Countries Are Often Behind The Curve

By Paolo von Schirach March 10, 2013 TRAVELING BETWEEN EMERGING MARKETS – In the developing world, a few decades...

America Stagnates – Global Competition And Lack Of Pro-Growth Tax Policies Stifle The Economy – Urgent Need Of Policy Changes; Will The President Lead?

By Paolo von Schirach February 7, 2013 WASHINGTON – The American economy has yet to recover from...

Immigration Reform May Succeed – The Republicans Want Latino Votes – However, Let’s Remember That Immigration Is About Becoming Citizens, Not Just Legal Workers – America Is About Shared Values, Not About Jobs

By Paolo von Schirach January 29, 2013 WASHINGTON – In perennially divided and dysfunctional Washington it seems...

America’s Problem: Half The Country No Longer Believes In The Virtues Of Free Market Capitalism More entitlements seem more appealing. However, low growth and high spending will inevitably lead to national decline; just like in Europe

WASHINGTON – America’s biggest problem –as the recent presidential elections have demonstrated– is that a bit more than half...