DECISION-MAKING AND THE REALITY OF THE PRESIDENCY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Decision-Making and the Reality of the Presidency By George Friedman The president can achieve little on his own. One of the argumen...

TWO TRENDS THAT WILL FORCE THE FED TO START BUYING STOCKS / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Two Trends That Will Force The Fed To Start Buying Stocks While the Japanese and Swiss central banks have turned themselves into hedge...

EUROPE AT 60: CAN EUROPE BE SAVED? / THE ECONOMIST

Europe at 60 Can Europe be saved? If it is to survive, the European Union must become a lot more flexible    .     ...

A MASSIVE DETOUR ON THE ROAD TO INFLATION / SEEKING ALPHA

A Massive Detour On The Road To Inflation by: William Koldus, CFA, CAIA   Summary   - Inflationary pressures took an abru...

THE BEST EXERCISE FOR AGING MUSCLES / THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Best Exercise for Aging Muscles By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS . The toll that aging takes on a body extends all the way down to the ce...

REBUILDING THE WORLD´S FORESTS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Rebuilding the World’s Forests Justin Adams OXFORD – Humankind has always had a tricky relationship with forests. We depend on them ...

A FRANCO--GERMAN BARGAIN TO SAVE EUROPE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

A Franco-German bargain to save Europe       After a deluge of crises the next few years will confound the doubters        by: Philip Step...

ROBOTIZATION WITHOUT TAXATION? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Robotization Without Taxation? Robert J. Shiller .     NEW HAVEN – The idea of a tax on robots was raised last May in a draft report...