The American Challenge Revisited

In his 1968 book, “The American Challenge”, author J.-J. Servan-Schreiber, founder and editor of the French weekly L’Express, examined the sources of American economic dynamism in 1960’s Europe. It was American companies that moved aggressively to take advantage of the liberalization of European trade regulations created by the establishment of The European Economic Community (EEC) [...]

Cheney says Obama is a U.S. citizen

Dick Cheney has finally settled the argument. In an interview yesterday in his suburban Washington home, the former Vice President said that President Obama is a citizen of the U.S. Well, OK, he didn’t say it directly. But he did say that President Obama has provided aid and comfort to America’s enemies, which is — [...]

Obama’s Second Stimulus Plan

The capacity for mind-numbing stupidity in Washington never ceases to amaze. The most recent reminder of this unfortunate tendency is contained in President Obama’s latest proposal for stimulating the U.S. economy. Incomprehensibly, President Obama plans to introduce, among other measures, a series of tax cuts and credits for small businesses to stimulate the economy. In [...]

Political Pollsters

If I were not already grown-up, I would know what I want to be when I grow-up — a Republican pollster. What a job! I mean, how hard can it be? They’re paid ludicrous amounts of money to come-up with inane questions and they get to be on TV and reverently referred to as “experts”. [...]

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