Anxiety about the future course of the United Kingdom’s negotiations with the European Union (EU) has surged following the surprising outcome of the parliamentary elections last Thursday, in which Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party lost its majority, resulting in a “hung Parliament…

Joseph (as in Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) was the first (maybe) successful economist mentioned in the Bible. Why do we say that? Answer: he was data driven.

“… It was difficult getting him in, but once in he lay back in the leather seat, and the leg was stuck straight out to the one side of the seat where Compton sat. Compton started the motor and got in.

(“Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash)

On the Serengeti, some two million wildebeests are moving in their annual ritual of migration. It is a remarkable sight to behold.

From the tent at the Sabora Grumeti camp, a look out among the Acacia trees reveals hundreds. They include the single bachelors, circling, grunting and…

The election in the UK is now less than two weeks ahead, on June 8th, followed three days later by the first round of the French parliamentary election on June 11th, with the second and final round on June 18th. An election in Italy, which many did not expect to occur until early 2018, now may…

The main surprise in the minutes of the FOMC’s May meeting, released last week, was the brief discussion of a staff presentation outlining a proposed approach to normalizing the Fed’s balance sheet when the Fed stops reinvesting maturing securities. Briefly, the proposal is to establish an…

Garrett Graff’s recent article in Politico magazine offers a telling glimpse into the character and ethics of two key players in the investigation of President Trump’s connections to Russia. Flashback to March 2004:

GIC saw a great start to the new year with programs in Philadelphia, Sarasota, and our first event in San Diego, as well as conferences in Singapore and Madrid.

The words are powerful as is the concept. “Obstruction of justice” is a term in law.