Mr Brown, instead, seems determined to fiddle about with the market, chopping and changing the business tax regime to no obvious effect.

ECONOMIST: Business and competition

Convinced of his ugliness from an early age, he ignored and abused his body, to no obvious ill effect.

ECONOMIST: Jean-Paul Sartre

With respect to our allies, it seems no less obvious that the effect of diminished American power particularly in terms that translate into a lessening of the credibility of U.S. security guarantees will only be to reduce U.S. influence with these nations.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | EXCERPTS OF REMARKS BY FRANK J. GAFFNEY, JR. before THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENSE STUDIES

With respect to our allies, it seems no less obvious that the effect of diminished American power -- particularly in terms that translate into a lessening of the credibility of U.S. security guarantees -- will only be to reduce U.S. influence with these nations.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy