NATO Visit, EU-UK & Putin on Deck – 1930s & Now
What does a Cinema-Rasik do? Look at global issues with the lens of a Cinema Director. When you do so, you get a totally different view. That is what we ...
Category: History
Can Lady Liberty Return Her Gaze to the World?
For about 130 years, the Statue of Liberty has gazed at the wide expanse of water with a message of hope & liberation: “Give me your tired, your poo...
Thompson Reuters Report – Trump’s America vs. Modi’s India
This week a foundation named Thompson Reuters issued a report ranking countries that are, in their opinion, most dangerous for women. The foundation disc...
Carried Interest – An Elixir for Retirement, Population Growth & a Happy Life?
Many years ago, a friend of ours had a conversation with his 11 year old son (give or take a year). He told his son that his responsibility was to be a &...
The Player In The Zone
If you watch competitive sports, you have seen a player get “into the zone”. You probably watch with your afl merchandise, or whichever sport it is ...
From Asia to Europe – Today’s World & the World of Marco Polo
Look at this week & the next – President Trump made a brief stop at the G-7 meeting, so brief & so uncomfortable to European “leaders...
Smart Focused Successful Sanctions vs. Dumb Blunt Counterproductive Sanctions – President Trump vs. Congress
As we see on weekly basis, President Trump tends to use sanctions as a tactical & sometimes strategic weapon to persuade other countries to deal with...
President Bush vs. Iran – Chapter 2 Titled Al-Lazarus?
Nothing is as seared in our modern memory as the disastrous chaos in Iraq after the 2003 invasion by President George W. Bush. After the glow of that stu...
Reinforcements Please, American Pharoah & Justify
Look back to August 16, 2016. That was the day Candidate Trump went Back to the Trumpian Movement with a rousing speech in West Bend, Indiana. Robert Cos...
America, Iran & Israel – New Reality, New Decisions
Back in 2015, we were enthusiastic proponents of a deal with Iran. Our basic point was simple – Balance of power in the Middle East was an importan...