EU-Catalan crisis The independence vote in Catalonia isn’t just a crisis for Spain, its conservative government, and Spanish nationalism. There’s also an EU-Catalan crisis in the making. The EU Commission, whose members represent national governments not regions, is opposing Catalan independence. This contradicts the not-so-secret wishes of the Brussels-based “Eurocrat” bureaucracy to weaken national governments […]
Archives for October 2017
“Keep moving” & other not-to-be missed news items
Mouse studies seem to suggest that the best way to promote the growth of neurons and their interconnections is to “keep moving.” There may be a promising new drug to halt osteoarthritis, the bone and cartilage loss associated with aging. The advice to “keep moving” isn’t going to cure the obesity crisis, however. That’s best […]
Before hurricane, Puerto Rico already dysfunctional
The White House had to walk back President Trump’s off-hand comment that in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s debt would have to be cancelled. This triggered a major decline of the island government’s general obligation bonds on Wall Street. But former White House speechwriter Ken Masugi explains how Puerto […]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to be declared terrorist organization
“After more than nine months in office, President Donald Trump finally has an Iran policy,” veteran journalist Eli Lake reports. The centerpiece: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard will be declared a terrorist organization. This “could create problems for foreign companies seeking to invest in Iran,” Lake continues. But “there is still no formal plan on how to […]
Wednesday’s news (10/4/2017) – Administration foreign policy a disaster
Administration foreign policy a disaster China China has a secret military plan to invade Taiwan by 2020. To prevent this, the U.S. should be providing Taiwan the most advanced defensive weapons in its arsenal and accepting Taiwan’s need to develop a nuclear retaliatory capability for deterrence purposes. Neither essential containment policy has yet been adopted […]
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