Looking for the Liberal Liberals – Opinion Piece
By Andrew Leigh.
When Malcolm Turnbull toppled Tony Abbott to become party leader for the second time, the partisan side of me was a little worried. I thought we’d see a PM with a strong inner core, guided by his values [...]
Why I Left Canada and Became A Citizen of the Dominican Republic
By Jeff Berwick.
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It took nearly ten years but this morning I was sworn in as a citizen of the Dominican Republic.
Many might ask, why would a Canadian citizen want to become a citizen of the Dominican Republic?The answer is [...]
European Defence: The In-Betweeners
By Julian French.
Alphen, Netherlands. 25 August. Calls for a European Army are a bit like my school bus of old; it could normally and tediously be relied upon to turn up regularly, but never went anywhere interesting. [...]
Children of the Caliphate: Jihadists increase use of kids as terrorists, bombers
By Jim Kouri.
While thousands of “Muslim refugees” are pouring into the United States thanks to President Barack Obama’s politically-correct agenda — and Hillary Clinton’s promise to carry on that agenda if she’s elected President — [...]
The Enterprise – Truth Is Inmutable – Never Forget That
By John Mariotti.
THIS EDITION IS RICH WITH CONTENT—MOST OF IT NOT MINE—BUT STILL WORTH READING.
First some comments on the business, economic and then the political world.
CHINA IS STILL AN ECONOMY WITH PROBLEMS
China [...]
The Enterprise – What Comes Next ? Part I
By John Mariotti .
A WISE MAN ONCE TOLD ME, “POSTPONED PERFECTION IS THE ENEMY OF PLANNED PROGRESS.”
Which is why this edition of THE ENTERPRISE is at least a week or two late coming out. I started to bite [...]
Diverse Docket: Professor’s Bias Suit Against John Jay College Rejected, A Rejoinder
By Christopher Warburton.
The requirement that a black faculty member should publish in Economics journals while white faculty members should not publish in such journals is obviously discriminatory. In the world of Judge Oetken, that [...]
Trump the Technocrat
By Leon Hadar.
We have come to associate the term “technocrats” with the kind of unelected and non-political experts that serve in European governments, particularly those responding to the recent financial crisis [...]
The Enterprise – What Next Part 2 —Insights From Others
By John Mariotti.
SEE MY LATEST ON-LINE POSTS AT THEDAILYJOURNALIST.COM, AND SPECIFICALLY AT THIS LINK: http://thedailyjournalist.com/?s=John+Mariotti&x=0&y=0
TheDailyJournalist.com was founded by an Ohio State grad, [...]
Turkey’s Duplicity on Syria
by Stephen Lendman
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Turkey is a NATO member, a longtime US ally despite strained relations over the events of July 15, Erdogan an international outlaw, long coveting annexation of northern Syrian territory, along with removal [...]
The Consequences of Expanding Counter Terrorism Law in China
By Roie Yellinek.
On the 1st August, the local government of Xinjian, in northwest China, passed a new counterterrorism law. This new law is based on China’s counterterrorism law which was passed in December 2015. The location [...]
The Enterprise – Things That Make Me Go “Why?” & A Bonus Feature
By John Mariotti.
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FIRST A BELATED HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO ALL
NEXT, THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WRITING ABOUT FBI DIRECTOR COMEY’S INCREDIBLE DECISION NOT TO PURSUE A HILLARY CLINTON INDICTMENT
There are only a few things [...]
Clinton’s long trail of corruption
By John Mariotti.
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I could never vote for the dangerous demagogue Donald Trump, said Peter Wehner, but let’s face it: Hillary Clinton is “an ethical disaster.” It’s not just the email scandal, though we now know that “virtually [...]
Why We’ll Never Get a Full Accounting of Turkey’s Failed Coup*
By Louis Fishman.
On Friday night just after 10pm my cellphone started buzzing and the deluge of WhatsApp messages started. “Go home immediately!” After that: “Turkey is in the midst of a coup d’état!”
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Rumors [...]
Merkel: Migrants did not bring Radical Terrorism to Germany
By Juan Cole.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a campaign event on Wednesday evening, that there is no relationship between the influx of some one million migrants and refugees into Germany in the past year and the incidents [...]
The implications of the Britain Brexit on China
By Roie Yellinek.
Last year, during a visit to the United Kingdom, Chinese president Xi Jinping called on Britain to remain in the European Union. “China hopes to see a prosperous Europe and a united EU, and hopes Britain, [...]
Wikileaks or Wicked Leaks
By Allen Schmertzler.
If you were informed by a physician that your partner was terminal with very little time left and asked you whether s/he should tell the patient the “bad truth or a good lie,” what would you say? This [...]
The Enterprise – On Leaders Vs . Losers : What’s Up About The Economy , The Election , And The Country
By John Mariotti.
THE US ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW AT 1-2% PER YEAR, WORST IN DECADES
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Consumer spending is up, credit card debt is up. Employment is up, but the number of Americans leaving the work force is also up—government [...]
The Enterprise – Ok , What Now ? Trump Over “Crooked” Hillary !
By John Mariotti.
THE “WHAT NOW?” IS THE MOST COMMON REMARK OR QUESTION I HEAR NOW THAT CONVENTIONS ARE OVER
This edition is a little late, so I’ll try to catch up. I was waiting until the two conventions were over to [...]
Time to Block Barrel Bomb Bashar
By Julian French.
Time to Block Barrel Bomb Bashar.
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“We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is if we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving [...]