After the events of 9/11 Americans were informed that ‘everything’ had changed. What this actually meant was a bit hazy at first, but a decade into the war on terrorism it is possible to look back and attempt to take stock of what has actually changed, at least with regard to foreign policy. No longer was [...]
How many of you remember the time that the massive global brokerage firm MF Global collapsed due to mismanagement and what many believe is reckless decision-making designed to enrich a small minority? Or what about Kweku Adoboli, the “rouge” UBS trader who managed to managed to lose the firm 2 billion dollars last year betting [...]
In The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a small town suffering from a rat infestation is greeted by a strange visitor who promises to rid the village of the vermin by playing a magical pipe in exchange for a fee. The townspeople eagerly agree and as promised, the piper plays a song and the rats follow [...]
The Wall Street Journal has again tarnished its once hallowed name by voluntarily allowing op-ed writers to mislead readers on the current Iranian nuclear debate. The 2/27 op-ed entitled America’s Iranian Self-Deception is so riddled with exaggerations and half-lies as to become nauseating, and it is exactly articles like these which are polluting the decision-making capabilities [...]
On February 1, The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (“STL”) announced that it would conduct in absentia trials for those Hezbollah members accused of involvement in the February 14, 2005 Beirut bombing. The decision was made after it was determined that every reasonable avenue had been pursed to bring the defendants before the tribunal. Policy on [...]
*Hypothetical policy memo written a couple of months ago when airwaves were buzzing with apprehension. It definitely has some faults (and some new events have changed the landscape), but was limited to four pages double-spaced. Notably: 1) Since US departure, Israel theoretically needs no American ‘permission’ to violate Iraqi airspace 2) How much of a [...]
Iran just can’t help but make the ‘news’ these days. Whether it’s some used-car salesman trying to whack the Saudi ambassador for the IRGC (ridiculous), the constantly advancing nuclear weapons program (shenanigans), or the hacking and downing of an American RQ-170 (impressive), they just can’t stay out of trouble these Persians. How dare they take [...]
In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end. -Alexis de Tocqueville The Banality of Protest We at Policy on Point have always held a critical eye toward the international financial establishment, whether we’re calling out terrible trades, terrible economics, terrible management or otherwise. But to be [...]
Veteran Bilderberger Jon Corzine announced his resignation earlier today as CEO of the international mega-firm MF Global, just 4 days after the massive derivatives brokerage filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The court documents filed in Manhattan listed the firm’s assets at a staggering 41 billion dollars, higher than the combined GDP of Madagascar, Iceland and [...]
On October 20th, a federal judge ruled that the ten members of the U.S. House of Representatives led by Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio), who sued President Obama, lacked legislative or taxpayer standing to challenge the order to send U.S. military forces into Libya earlier this summer. The plaintiffs argued that Obama’s actions ran afoul [...]
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