Critics of Rogoff-Reinhart Argue That High Levels Of Debt Do Not Produce Ill Effects – So, Let’s Go Ahead And Borrow Some More
By Paolo von Schirach April 30, 2013 WASHINGTON – Economists Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart came up with a...
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Obama Presented His State-Led Policy Agenda – Rubio Proposed The GOP Alternative – Good Message, But An Ill At Ease Messenger Who Seemed At Times Overwhelmed
By Paolo von Schirach February 13, 2013 WASHINGTON – Only hubris can explain the obvious disconnect between...
Americans Now Believe That They Live In An Unfair Society In Which The Rich Have Rigged The System – Time To Do Our Best To Reinstate The Old Belief In America As “Opportunity Society” With Open Access To All
By Paolo von Schirach December 28, 2012 WASHINGTON – True or not, the Occupy Wall street protest...
An Urgent Appeal By Elder Statesmen: Out Of Control US Federal Debt Will Undermine American National Security
U.S. national security in the 21st century rests on both economic...
To Save America Democrats And Republicans Should Reject All Extreme Positions, Find Agreement On the Fundamentals Of Democratic Capitalism – Erskine Bowles And Alan Simpson, Co-Chairs Of The Debt Commission, Did That
By Paolo von Schirach September 29, 2012 WASHINGTON – America is a democratic and capitalistic society that...
Industrial Policies Usually Do Not Work – The Obama Administration Bet On Renewable Energy Right When Shale Gas Drove Down The Price Of A Key Carbon Source Illustrates The Point
By Paolo von Schirach September 26, 2012 WASHINGTON – Watching the science program NOVA on PBS, (US...
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...
Obama Proposes Hiring More Civil Servants To Lower Unemployment – At A “Jobs Event” Governors And Mayors Talked About Attracting The Private Sector – Not Even One Word About Obama’s Plan
By Paolo von Schirach June 13, 2012 WASHINGTON – Watching a major June 13 event on jobs...
Will Greece Finally Exit The Euro? – Economy Is Too Weak – Current Austerity Focused On Higher Taxes, While Keeping A Huge Public Sector Makes Things Worse – Expect No Growth
By Paolo von Schirach May 24, 2012 WASHINGTON – The unmentionable is now openly talked about. Greece...
Obama Pushing The “Buffett Rule” Tax Hike For The Rich, Even Though This Is No Tax Reform – The Point Is To Have A Crowd Pleaser – Romney And GOP Will Also Manipulate Issues – No Serious Policy Debate
By Paolo von Schirach April 14, 2012 WASHINGTON – Sebastian Mallaby, (The Buffettt rule is a sorry...