UK Plays Tough, Draws Brexit Gun, Shoots Itself in the Foot

Friday evening, Cerise and I stopped by the Round Robin Bar in the Willard Hotel for cocktails before having dinner at the Café du Parc and taking in a show at the Kennedy Center. Certainly, the scene at the Round Robin about five o’clock the day Donald Trump actually won enough delegates to become the… Continue reading UK Plays Tough, Draws Brexit Gun, Shoots Itself in the Foot

Democratic Presidential Hopes Getting Scorched Feeling the Bern

My two o’clock consultation today was with Dr. Gwenyth Sguthan Gotsan-Cedors, Principal Technology Analyst for Developing Economies at the World Bank. I expected that we would continue our previous discussion of micro-banking strategies to provide water purification, solar energy solutions and Internet access at the village level in rural Africa, but when she primly set… Continue reading Democratic Presidential Hopes Getting Scorched Feeling the Bern

Because It’s Debonair – Social Climbers Dying to Summit Mt. Everest

My eleven o’clock consultation on Friday was with Dr. Dhoti Bandarkochaak Ladochus Janthabhalu Machikne, Special Delegate Designate for Tourism at the Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Once in my office, he perched on the couch in front of the picture window overlooking the White House and took a sip of the masala… Continue reading Because It’s Debonair – Social Climbers Dying to Summit Mt. Everest

Culture Wars Overflow onto a Porcelain Battlefield

Ritual apologies for taking so long between posts this time. But lately, however, the combination of rampant, surreal domestic political farce and numerous concurrent problematic international situations has pushed the demand for my advice through the roof. For the last three weeks, a constant stream of Washington insiders and foreign dignitaries has been running to… Continue reading Culture Wars Overflow onto a Porcelain Battlefield

Rich People Play Shell Games in Panama, Lose Reputations

This afternoon, I had a consultation scheduled with Dr. Jose Baboso Verga Pendejo y Grandmaricón PhD, Principal Economic Attaché for International Banking and Finance at the Embassy of Panama here in Washington DC. We were supposed to discuss the effects of depressed petroleum prices on the exchange rates of reserve currencies with particular emphasis on… Continue reading Rich People Play Shell Games in Panama, Lose Reputations