President-elect Trump’s choice of General Mattis for Secretary of Defense is a well balanced decision. He is an ideal experienced choice. However, because of an earlier balanced statement he made about Israel’s apartheid treatment of Palestinians may call into question his approval in the Senate. Watch for the actions of Senator Schumer, the Democratic Minority Leader and the position of
Could a German-style approach to health insurance get the US out of the conundrum of paying more and receiving uneven results for health care? Obamacare – or more accurately, the U.S. health insurance system, as it currently stands and regulated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – is becoming a nightmare. U.S. health insurance premiums will jump an
Both Trump and Clinton would continue the power grab ANALYSIS/OPINION: The 2016 election campaign is mortifying millions of Americans in part because the presidency has become far more dangerous in recent times. Since Sept. 11, 2001, we have lived in a perpetual emergency, which supposedly justifies routinely ignoring the law and Constitution. And both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have
This November, Californians will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana through Prop. 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The Golden State is already the nation’s largest marijuana market, having legalized medical marijuana back in 1964 with few restrictions. While some pro-legalization groups have come out against Prop.64 (generally arguing it favors big growers over smaller ones), polls show it’s likely to
Over the years only a small handful of policy pundits have struggled to find a core principle that might explain the American government's irrational desire to expand its Cold War military alliance (NATO). With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the demobilization of Warsaw Pact forces, the organization no longer had a reason to live and should
"As bad as it is the folks above the President make the decisions. They may have decided on Trump. These things do not happen by accident." Thus spoke a high-level US business mover and shaker with secure transit in rarified Masters of the Universe-related circles, amidst the utter political chaos provoked by head of the FBI James Comey's latest bombshell.
The statement of President Putin that shows the potential for peace if America chooses. http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/53151 On Europe It is interesting that when discussing the natural contradictions between large global players, the majority of our experts agreed that these contradictions are not insurmountable, and that there is a chance, however small, to overcome them and come to an agreement. It is curious that many experts pointed out that while the United
