New UK clearing bank, Deutsche Bank pay and US banks’ expatriate workers
Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the launch of the first new clearing bank in the UK in 200 years, Deutsche Bank pay and the friction in the US between Trump’s…
Uber fired a top engineer for covering up allegations of sexual harassment
Another day, another black mark on Uber. Recode reports that Uber this morning asked Amit Singhal, the senior vice president of engineering it hired in January, to step down after…
America’s military doesn’t need more money — what it needs is an engaged public to demand a genuine strategy
By Maj. John Q. Bolton, U.S. ArmyBest Defense guest columnist Many are hopeful Congress and the new administration will drastically increase the military’s budget. Talk of a 300-plus ship Navy,…
Who’s in command in Afghanistan? A scorecard that indicates a lack of focus
By Maj. Claude LambertBest Defense guest columnist Our war in Afghanistan has had not just a complex command and control structure, but also military command continuity challenges aside from its…
South Sudan’s Man-Made Famine
PALORINYA, Uganda – The bloodstain outside Peresi Saima’s house told her what she already knew. Still, she pushed the door to her home open just far enough to see her…
China’s New Multibillion-Dollar Target Market: LGBT Youth
China’s Spring Festival, which celebrates the lunar New Year, is the ultimate test for fledgling romances. A partner’s invitation to meet family signals commitment; but for China’s LGBT population, the…
Trump Team Quietly Probes Ways To Bypass, Undermine WTO
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is mulling plans to circumvent the World Trade Organization. Incoming administration officials asked the U.S. Trade Representative’s office to find ways to bypass WTO rules…
Allegations and Investigations and Polls, Oh Mon!
Call it a February surprise. French presidential elections are still two months away, but revelations and allegations are coming out as though it were Oct. 28 2016 all over again.…
The Do’s And Don’t’s of Planning Birthday Parties: Robert Mugabe Edition
Planning birthday parties can be stressful. Where should the party be? Should you have it on your birthday or wait until the next available weekend when everyone can come? Should…
House Intel Committee a House Divided on Trump Investigation
The House Intelligence Committee is looking into connections between President Donald Trump and Russia, but the top Republican and the top Democrat on the panel seem at loggerheads over what…