In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

The American consumer, even today, the weight of the American consumer in the global economy is China plus India doubled. So, it's tough to replace that.

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, lets be honest.

There is very strong historical data that suggest the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.

I think that liberals need to grow up.