A basic rule for one in a position of confrontation, whether adversarial negotiation or open conflict, is to try to anticipate what actions an adversary might do or think.
An Italian colleague used to quote a jibe at is own countrymen’s penchant for long discussions when other things needed doing.
How much does one need to know to predict what the Fed has to do?
No wonder young people are developing nihilistic attitudes. Their own government has created a formidable and all-inclusive mess.
The president of the National Education Association (NEA), an American teachers’ union and the largest union in the country, is demanding the Biden Administration force Israel to agree to a…
Fifty years ago this week, in the middle of the Arab Oil Embargo, I was in Washington trying to convince Congressional representatives, policy makers, and bureaucrats there was no crisis.
The Israel-Gaza War is having strong effects we did not expect and - so far - not having effects we expected.
A wide range of observers who study economic, political, financial, and cultural cycles of the U.S. and the world reached a common conclusion.
Along with everyone else trying to evaluate the effects of the one-day Russian revolution, China is probably re-thinking its partnership with Russia.
After thoroughly antagonizing the Saudis, a longtime ally, President Joe Biden is now trying to renew negotiations with Iran, a long-term Saudi enemy.
As of last March 30, oil had traded as a commodity on open exchanges for 40 years. Most people do not remember a time when “WTI” oil was not quoted as “the oil price” by news sources in the United…
More and more “less-developed” countries are responding favorably to China’s political and financial offers of investment, conflict resolution, an alternative financial non-dollar system, and all-…
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre scolded Senate Republicans for blocking attempts to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The White House on Wednesday accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of “dangerous economic hostage-taking” with his plan to lift the debt ceiling.
What we see in the above news is a pattern of ineffective, incompetent, and irrational leadership by what is known as the West. Fanatics and fringe groups dictate policy. A large part of the world…
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday downplayed the latest numbers on encounters with migrants at the border, blaming them on seasonal trends and adding that the numbers are…
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) criticized House Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee for holding a field hearing on crime in New York City, accusing them of trying to “scare” Manhattan D.A. for…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Sunday called for Republicans to find a “middle ground” with Democrats over the issue of abortion.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Sunday proposed setting up an Amber alert type system to notify people in the area of a shooting so that they can take precaution.
Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized Democrats’ attempts at taking away guns from law-abiding American citizens in reaction to shooting massacres, instead calling for the death penalty with…
The White House said Thursday that the Defense Department (DoD) has taken steps to “further restrict access to sensitive information” in the wake of the leaked DoD classified documents.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the arrest Thursday of a 21-year-old National Guardsman in Massachusetts in connection with the leaking of classified DoD documents.