Picks of the Week | The Impact of Cheap Oil; SOTU and Cybersecurity
Cheap Oil and Security Falling oil prices hit Venezuela, Iran and Russia hard | The Washington Post Russia ends US Nuclear security alliance | The Boston Globe Americans are thrilled with the drop in gas prices over the last six months—I know I am. Every time I fill my car up for $35 instead of $55, I smile. But the drop in oil prices that underlies the drop in gasoline … Read More
United We Stand?: Brief Thoughts on the SOTU
Some of the strongest moments in last night’s State of the Union speech came when the President returned to a basic theme that helped propel him to the White House in the first place – that we are one nation, and that our shared interests are more important than our differences. This hopeful, unifying – not to mention constructive and accurate – perspective was most explicitly highlighted towards the end … Read More