The Real America Is Not Doing Well WASHINGTON – How is the “State of the Union”? Well, the Union President Obama described on January...
Indiana: Blueprint for Lean, Smart Government WASHINGTON – President Obama, perhaps overwhelmed by the number and magnitude of the issues already piled up –the banks, GM,...
If Arizona is Wrong on Immigration, then what? WASHINGTON – The always relevant The New York Times dedicated an Editorial, “Showdown in Arizona“, July 28, 2010, to...
Unethical Practices Now Accepted in the US Lower business standards alright. Unless it is clearly illegal, there is no problem By Paolo von Schirach June 29, 2010 WASHINGTON – E-mails filters are reasonably sophisticated these days, so that the...
BP and the Mismanagement of Complex Systems Systemic failures indicate inability to understand the true nature of problems, in industry as well as in government WASHINGTON – The story of the BP Gulf platform explosion and never-ending spill has been presented to the public as...
Tea Party, Evan Bayh and Limited Government WASHINGTON – Tea anybody? Well, it depends. Clearly some people like the basic, mildly insurrectionist, “too much Government”, ideas...
Something Broken in America? WASHINGTON – America may be in economic trouble right now; but one of the perceived core strengths of this...
Obama’s Political Gift to the Latins WASHINGTON– Much has been already said about the nomination by President Barak Obama of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the...
Education is the Real Stimulus “The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our...
US Elections: Grand Plans versus Reality WASHINGTON – America is in a deep funk. We have this unprecedented financial crisis whose dimensions, potential reach and...