2013

The Economist's calculated suggestion. Germany and the US tie for 16. http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/01/daily-chart

The 2013 presidential elections in Georgia nearer and yet nearer and that makes everyone too nervous, especially Saakashvili who looks for the ways to stay in the lead of Georgia after his second term is over. For that purpose he appointed Giorgi Kvelashvili, Director of Department of America...

Why can't obama do the right thing and resign? Note that this did happen with Nixon, and effectively with lyndon johnson who could have run for re-election in 1968, but realized he'd made enough of a mess of things that he had to leave. Obama will need encouragement - I'd like to see a...

President Obama has announced that he wants to cut the budget in half by 2013. The announcement comes in the light of people getting even more worried about the budget after the recent stimulus was passed. Personally, I think it would be great if he did it, but I really don't see it. The...