Deny Deny Deny
A War of Words as Greek Meltdown Looms

The Greeks are once again playing a game of chicken with their European creditors, trying to convince them that they will not stand down like they did in February. Will they succeed?

The Future of Finance
Goldman Enters the Consumer Loans Game

The venerable investment bank is planning to start an internet service offering consumers cheaper loans by forgoing branch offices. Now if it only offers the same deal to start-up ventures…

See No Evil
Russian Companies Easily Skirting EU Sanctions

The European Union’s sanctions against Russia are full of loopholes, and many countries are turning a blind eye to them.

Hacking and Leaking
A Bad Week for Western Intel

Edward Snowden’s encrypted trove appears to have been decrypted by the Russians, even as the full scope of the OPM hack becomes apparent.

Better Banking
The Future of Finance

Whether we get an Uber of banking or just a profusion of new services coming out of existing companies, we are witnessing a quiet revolution in the financial sector.

brave new world
OPM Hack Effects Could Be “Exponential”

Thought you were safe from China’s latest hack because you don’t work for the government? Think again.

Hope is not a Plan
Obama’s Grave Miscalculations

As the consequences of errors made in the quieter years before 2012 have begun to take their toll, and the significant misjudgments and missteps made since the election have added to the chaos, President Obama is in danger of the achieving the least successful track record in foreign policy of any American president, bar none.

A Glimpse into the 21st Century
Synthetic Drug from China Surging In Florida

A new synthetic drug manufactured in China is surging in popularity in South Florida. A glimpse into our future?

Of Cows and Ice
Greek Debt Downgraded Amid Ongoing Stalemate

S&P and Moody’s are talking a little more stridently as the Greek standoff grinds on.

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The Francis Era
A Poor Church for the Poor?

The left likes to look for the “root causes of poverty”. A better project would be looking for “the root causes of wealth”. It would be helpful if Catholic social teaching supported this project.

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