Commentary on silly lines, a silly leader, a silly candidate, a silly stereotype, silly promises, smart Ike, and a silly rant.

cnn.com -- Netanyahu's red line isn't getting him anywhere
Without firing a shot, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has achieved remarkable results in his efforts to counter Iran's nuclear program.

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Commentary on need for France to change direction, the myth of America’s accidental empire, Europe’s confidence deficit, the gap between productivity and compensation, and the two-state solution is dead.

What cannot continue cannot.

Financial Times -- Stop fretting about a French revolution
France’s presidential election has offered a glimpse of Europe in revolutionary mood.

Commentary on Israel, the economic principle that underlies the individual mandate, Nutraloaf and life in an American prison, Canada and Russia, James Grant on the Fed, a guide to spring cleaning, and Bob Rae takes the gloves off.

So it goes.

Commentary on the need for reform in China, a status report on the competition for labour, Israel’s conundrum, a different way to explain the Euro scam, and why Iceland should adopt the loonie.

The big shift. The market and the economy are not the same. The market is a theoretical place where people trade their labour and ideas.  The economy is what becomes of the market by virtue of the impact of the community via culture and institutions. Change is very different absent a crisis.