The analysts are holding their breath, waiting for Greece’s Parliament to vote on more austerity measures later this week. The austerity measures include higher taxes, lower benefits, sales of assets, and privatizations of public companies. According to one analyst I
His name is Alec Ross and he is Hillary Clinton’s senior adviser for innovation at the U.S. State Department. While speaking at a summit in London, Ross made the provocative statement that social network technology is the “Che Guevara of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Turkey and Syria edge closer to war as border tension increases A Syrian boy poses for the camera in front of a tent city in Turkey. (Zaman) A week ago, Turkish officials gave Syria
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is considered the world’s leading expert on the Great Depression, and how to avoid another one. His strategies have been followed not only in the Unitied States, but also in Europe, Japan, and many other countries.
News today that the FTC is preparing to issue civil subpoenas as part of a broad anti-trust inquiry into Google’s business practices comes on the heels of a similar–and perhaps more in depth– threat from Congress. In a letter sent
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Obama to announce Afghanistan troop withdrawal, as war support falls Sharp rise in number backing U.S. Troop Pullout (Pew) On Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama will announce the withdrawal of some of the 100,000
The drawdown of US troops is grabbing all the headlines. It was the contentious debate that defined President Obama’s foreign policy during his early presidency. He announced his surge during a speech at West Point much to the aggravation of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Eurogroup unexpectedly fails to approve next Greece bailout payment George Papandreou speaking passionately to Greek Parliament (Kathimerini) As thousands of self-proclaimed “Indignant” demonstrators staged peaceful protests outside the Parliament in Athens, Greece’s Prime Minister
In August 2009, violent fighting between Burma’s army and rebels from the Kokang ethnic group sent tens of thousands of Kokang villagers across the border into China. China allowed this because the Kokang are a Han-Chinese minority. Beijing heavily condemned
Anytime I see a video show up on Facebook three times, there’s a pretty good chance I better write an article about it because more often than not they contain a lot of misinformation or oversimplification. In the case of
If they’re not stumping for him and serving as an unofficial economic advisor during the 2008 campaign or footing the bill for his swearing-in ceremony, they’re accommodating the 2012 campaign with special deals involving their new advertising product. Google denied
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty turned out a blockbuster economic-growth plan this past week, including deep cuts in taxes, spending, and regulations. It’s really the first Reaganesque supply-side growth plan from any of the GOP presidential contenders. And he caps
For the first time in its exceedingly long history, Yemen now threatens the outside world. It does so in two principal ways. First, even before the current political upheaval began there on January 15, violence out of Yemen already impinged
We’re all aware that Sarah Palin is a lightning rod for non-controversy and faux-criticism from those actively looking to destroy her. Whenever she misuses a phrase or gets minor facts wrong about something inconsequential, the media gets out their tweezers
I was watching a TV interview in Lisbon, Portugal, with an economist, who said the following: “In Portugal, if you don’t want to work, you’ll receive money, you’ll pay no taxes, you’ll receive benefits, you’ll get many things for free,
BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com have reported throughout the morning about the emergence of new details in the Weinergate saga, after a young woman came forward with new information that tends to undermine severely the theory that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was
BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com have reported throughout the morning about the emergence of new details in the Weinergate saga, after a young woman came forward with new information that tends to undermine severely the theory that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was
We’ve already taken a look at the content of this month’s big bestseller, but digital sales of Lady Gaga’s Born this Way have illuminated an important caveat about new music distribution technologies. In an attempt to harness demand for Lady
The only thing worse than Paul Krugman’s call for even more spending in his article “The Mistake of 2010” is permitting his ideological bias drive his failure to state the obvious. His Mistake of 2010 not only rests squarely on
Personally, I found Ben Shapiro’s book brilliant, well-researched, insightful, and even a page turner. What Ben’s written is a serious, scholarly work that makes a damning case against the Hollywood Left with facts, figures, history, and dozens of interviews. Nothing
Personally, I found Ben Shapiro’s book brilliant, well-researched, insightful, and even a page turner. What Ben’s written is a serious, scholarly work that makes a damning case against the Hollywood Left with facts, figures, history, and dozens of interviews. Nothing
This is quite possibly one of the greatest pieces bonafide journalism I’ve ever seen, especially how filmmaker/journalist Phelim McAleer manages to get “Gasland” director Josh Fox’s to admit he left a key piece of relevant information out of his film.
As much of America tries to get to the bottom of whether Congressman Anthony Weiner’s yfrog and/or twitter accounts were hacked, actual hackers published a bogus story on PBS’s website. From Fox News: ARLINGTON, Va. – A hacker group angry
There is a procedure in law called summary judgment where you can win your case without even going to trial because the basic facts are simply undisputed. Ben Shapiro’s new book, Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the
Robert Muise, Senior Counsel for the Thomas More Law Center: Teaching us how to solve the problem of Sharia A seminal, if ominous report released May 17, 2011 by the Center for Security Policy described fifty appellate court cases from
