Dr. Merkel came out of her meeting (M. Sarkozy was there too) with our new PM Prof. Monti by claiming (Ansa Italy-english) that “Monti showed us the plans and it was very impressive to see the structural reforms”. It is a … Continue reading →
Pensate all’Europa come a due gemelli nati con la testa attaccata. Non separarli con una rapida e dolorosa operazione chirurgica comporterebbe la loro morte. Separarli ora, significherà la loro sopravvivenza, la loro crescita, e, pian piano, il loro mutuo riconoscersi, … Continue reading →
A wonderful article today by Bernard Henri Levy (BHL) on the future of Rome and Athens, crave of Western civilization. He argues correctly that the crisis is not one of the economy nor finance, but of Europe (the Western world we … Continue reading →
The right way to judge a policy: The metaphor I find helpful is to a patient who has been in a terrible accident and has massive internal bleeding. After life-saving surgery to stop the bleeding, the patient is likely to … Continue reading →
Are you really, President Monti, going to fight for delaying the budget balance promised by Mr. Berlusconi for 2013? This is a great beginning, Mr. President. Don’t listen to the whistles and don’t fear: this will set the right example for … Continue reading →
Ci siamo? Il Prof. Monti sembra muoversi nella giusta direzione, ed il fatto che apparentemente le sue parole abbiano suscitato panico tra giornalisti e membri della Commissione lo conferma. Il pensiero unico potrà essere scosso dall’Italia per salvare l’Europa? Potremo … Continue reading →
Here is europe (lower case europe) for you, served on a (fake) gold platter.This time it is about Spain, yes the Spain that just saw its people celebrate new elections (to be fair the new PM will take charge by end … Continue reading →
Here is Christina Romers’ (Obama economic advisor in the early years of his White House) take on whether this Administration had used too much of the stimulus: “Now, it would take another bold move—probably substantially larger than the $450 billion … Continue reading →
Ecco (prima puntata) l’articolo di colei, Christina Romer, che ha scritto il piano fiscale dell’amministrazione Obama, un enorme piano di 787 miliardi di dollari (5% del PIL!) per sostenere la crescita economica americana in questo periodo di crisi durissima. Enorme? … Continue reading →
Here am I in Beirut, Lebanon. Adel, my driver who takes me to beautiful Byblos (picture), reminds me of the distractions of the West which has forgotten that this part of the world requires investments and jobs to grow, solidly … Continue reading →