You know you’ve been in Washington too long when you start writing stuff like: “A circular firing squad is always fun to watch.” The line between cocktail hour quips and analysis is often gossamer thin, and blogging makes us all … read more
In a private letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, delivered to 10 Downing Street on the eve of yesterday’s meeting of Britain’s National Security Council, Defense Minister Liam Fox warns the prime minister that “draconian” cuts to the national defense … read more
“Online advertised vacancies rose 59,900 in September to 4,296,100 following a decrease of 57,100 in August, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Data Series released today (see chart above). The gap between the number of unemployed and … read more
Tomorrow at 2 p.m., House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will make an address at AEI to outline his vision of the reform needed to address the past failures of both Democrats and Republicans. Watch the livestream here during the … read more
The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on H.R. 2378, the “Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.” This was one of a number of options for getting tough with China over its exchange rate. I’ve written elsewhere … read more
“The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that international scheduled traffic results for August indicating year-on-year increases of a 6.4% for passenger and 19.6% for cargo (see chart above). August demand is down from the 9.5% increase recorded for passenger … read more
Renny McPherson, a former Marine officer now at Harvard Business School, considers an important challenge for the military in this weekend’s Boston Globe: Why are there so few David Petraeuses? This isn’t an academic question. As McPherson notes, the demand … read more
This morning in Russia, President Dmitri Medvedev issued an executive order dismissing Yuri Luzhkov, the man who has served as Moscow’s mayor for the last 18 years. Until today, Luzhkov was recognized as one of Russia’s most powerful and influential … read more
