Twist and Shout
What's the connection between a popular dance from the early 1960s, a London orphan, the Beatles, and US monetary policy? The key word starts with "T" and ends with "T". Got...
View ArticleNo wasted words
Many years ago, a journalist friend of mine told me about a colleague whom she regarded as a brilliant writer. I still remember the reason: "Not a single sentence is wasted; every one adds something to...
View ArticleBad and good
It's been a bad week. It's been a good week. That much, at least, I have in common with Barack Obama, who hopes to be re-elected as the president of the United States four weeks from now. And four...
View ArticleFrom cliff to Cliff
After a week of following the US elections and its aftermath, there are two words that I can't bear to hear any more. No, not "Barack Obama" (congratulations!), nor "Mitt Romney" (who?), but... "fiscal...
View ArticleThe way forward
It was only five weeks ago lots of people — in America, if not in Europe — believed that Mitt Romney had a serious chance of becoming the next president of the United States. Poor deluded fools. They...
View ArticleStumblin' Out
"Because the US economy is doing so well, the world is facing a financial crisis." This would be an excellent question for schoolchildren or university students to discuss this summer. But no doubt...
View ArticleUncertain future — and past
People often say that is is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. That may be true in many cases, but it also often hard to know exactly what happened in the past — as economic...
View ArticleChange for the better
Last week was an excellent one for the US economy. The rate of unemployment fell to 7.4 per cent, its lowest level for more than four years. And gross domestic product (GDP) was revised upward— by a...
View ArticleBoom in the USA?
Much of the recent news from the United States has been very negative, both politically and economically. But a new book argues that the country is on the threshold of a new economic boom. It is a...
View ArticleQuiz: "seat" or "chair"?
"Janet Yellen will become the first woman to ____ the US Federal Reserve."read more
View ArticleWages and politics
This week, we look at media commentary on low wages in Britain, as well as on Trump and Clinton’s dystopian view of the US economy.dystopisch, antiutopischread more
View ArticleSleep your way to success
Sleep your way to successs.krause@spotl…Mi, 02/21/2018 - 10:10
View ArticleThe dominance of German German?
The dominance of German German?s.krause@spotl…Do, 03/01/2018 - 15:29
View ArticleBitcoin and co. — bubble or boon?
Bitcoin and co. — bubble or boon? s.krause@spotl…Do, 03/01/2018 - 16:53
View ArticlePrepositions: Test yourself!
Prepositions: Test yourself!s.krause@spotl…Do, 03/01/2018 - 17:34
View ArticleHow to give critical feedback at work
How to give critical feedback at work s.krause@spotl…Mo, 03/05/2018 - 11:07
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