Opinion

The January 1999 introduction of a common currency, the euro, for several European Union countries was a great, visionary concept. It proved extremely helpful in facilitating business and afforded Europe a stronger position in global currency markets. But today, the eurozone faces a crisis that can no longer be ignored or fixed without high costs. […]

Outside of the original trilogy on DVD (and VHS!), I don’t own any “Star Wars” products, apparel, films, or knick-knacks. I skipped the most recent film, “Solo,” which is expected to lose Disney about $50 million after only bringing in $384 million globally on a $275 million budget. But since I like to follow movie […]

Last week, we witnessed twin victories for the Constitution: the downfall of members of what is now referred to as the “deep state” who have sought to subvert the institutions of democracy, as reflected in the testimony of Peter Strzok; and the supremacy, the ascension, of a white knight dedicated to the faithful interpretation of […]

There is something absolutely beautiful about a tight labor market. It seems to shift decision-making from the boss to the employee. The last jobs report is better than we’ve seen since the 2008 financial crisis, and perhaps in decades, and at last wages are on the rise. It’s a matter of supply and demand. Employers now are begging for […]

An 82-year-old American judge, Justice Anthony Kennedy, announced his retirement and the country is in uproar. It’s a catastrophe, the Left claims. One left-winger even says he wished Justice Kennedy had been shot instead of JFK or Robert Kennedy. The President has a very clear mandate, one which he spelt out in his election campaign. […]

The only constant is change. When you look at any business, you don’t look for sustainability; you look for the changes that will make the business obsolete. As change ensures that businesses go obsolete, it comes in the form of transactional relevance. A self-defeating cycle of cutting is now eating into the heart of every […]

It’s in all the economic headlines now: After years of academics worrying about falling prices, the inflation threat is back. The Wall Street Journal wrote in its July 12 newsletter: “Inflation is back in the spotlight. Are we in for some surprises? First, let’s look at pipeline prices. The producer-price index, a gauge of what businesses […]

Experts have noticed a decline in the quality of education and student test scores in the United States and worldwide. Could it be that the quality of teachers has dropped? Teaching roles are more disciplinarian and are focused on indoctrinating students into the latest education fads. Could it be that College of Education graduates are […]

President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16 in Helsinki, Finland—a venue famed for hosting Cold War summits in 1975 (Leonid Brezhnev-Gerald Ford), 1990 (Mikhail Gorbachev-George W. Bush), and 1997 (Boris Yeltsin-Bill Clinton). It is their third meeting and follows Trump’s recent meeting with leaders of 28 other NATO member states in […]

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Winston Churchill The classic Churchill maxim remains as true in 2018 as it was in October 1939.  In almost 80 years, Russia has changed but not evolved.  It passed through the caldron of World War II with civilian and military casualties over 25 million.  […]

The financial industry—banks and the shadow banking system—is based on borrowing short-term funds to lend against long-term assets and make a profit in the spreads. The business model “works” because short-term rates are nearly always lower than long-term rates. The generally accepted explanation for this phenomenon is that the longer one lends one’s funds, the […]

The Argentine peso has lost a third of its value relative to the U.S. dollar in the space of three months, and locals have been to this rodeo before. For seven decades, Argentina has addressed her social and economic problems with massive state interventionism and deficit spending, funded by the printing press. The result has always […]

 The day a gunman fired into a crowd of 22,000 people at the country music festival in Las Vegas, hospital nursing supervisor Antoinette Mullan was focused on one thing: saving lives. She recalls dead bodies on gurneys across the triage floor, and a trauma bay full of victims. “In that moment, we’re not aware of anything […]

The culture of zero hours contracts is causing much distress in the United Kingdom. Employers will hire people with no guarantee of work. This can be translated as “we will call you when we need you.” This attitude of employer-to-employee contract is forcing the people to choose multiple jobs with different employers in the hope […]

At all levels of society, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are exacting a heavy toll. On a purely economic level, the demand for special services and care for an escalating number of autistic children (and, increasingly, adults) is stretching families, schools and health care systems to the breaking point. In 2014, a comprehensive analysis of ASD costs published in JAMA Pediatrics placed autism’s annual financial […]

There are groups in the United States and other parts of the world that are actively trying to incite chaos, whether through the advocacy of anarchy or through subversive movements meant to destabilize societies. We saw this clearly when Sen. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on June 23 called on her supporters to harass members of the […]

Imagine waking up one morning and not knowing whether you’re in your own home, let alone your hometown. The faces around you are unfamiliar, and you don’t know who to ask for help—or what to say. This is a daily reality for more than 5.7 million Americans. These people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating, […]

The CEO of any company in the world is under severe pressure. The primary forces the CEO is facing are built directly on the forward-moving nature of business and the sheer number of walls he has to scale as he struggles for transactional relevance in a marketplace. To understand the causes of worry for CEOs, […]

It was quite an upset: The leftist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a more moderate Democrat, Joe Crowley, in the New York primary for the House of Representatives in June. Given New York’s preference for Democrats, this result all but assures her of a seat in the House come midterm elections. What prompted the 16,000 primary voters […]

Newton’s third law of motion holds that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This principle has been weaponized by various subversive movements to change the nature of societies; they seek to create momentum, then redirect it in a way that advances their interests. As for nation-state threats, Russia’s Internet Research Agency […]