$14 Billion in Stimulus Spending Generates Just 1.2 Percent of Electricity
Despite more than $14 billion in cash payments to solar, wind, and other renewable energy project developers since 2009, just 48 terawatt hours of additional… Read More
Algeria’s Role in Northern Mali
On Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Algeria to discuss the ongoing security crisis in Mali. Clinton’s visit not only revealed Washington’s increasing… Read More
The Bureaucratic Attack on International Broadcasting
The recent layoff of Voice of America (VOA) employees in Russia comes at a time when U.S. international broadcasting is also losing ground to bureaucratic… Read More
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The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Is Back (and Actually, It Never Left)
The First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly is considering a resolution to convene “the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty” in… Read More
Chart of the Week: Major Benefits of Free Trade
Nations that embrace international trade enjoy significantly stronger economies, achieve lower rates of hunger, and maintain a better stewardship of the environment, according to new… Read More
DOE-Backed Abound Solar Facing Fraud Investigation in Colorado
Abound Solar, the now-bankrupt solar company and recipient of a $400 million Department of Energy loan guarantee, faces a three-pronged investigation from Weld County, CO,… Read More
New Zealand: Rivers Are People, Too
Homer’s epic The Iliad tells the story of Achilles’s near-fatal encounter with the Xanthus River. After Achilles slays many Trojans in the river, the river… Read More
Paul Ryan: How Conservatism Helps the Poor
When it comes to explaining how their policies would help the poor and the disadvantaged, conservatives can all too often be likened to a football… Read More
China’s Next Military Leadership Takes Shape
This morning’s news reports indicate that a large portion of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the entity that actually manages and oversees China’s multimillion-man military,… Read More
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Argentina’s Ship of State Hits Choppy Waters
It’s Spring Break in Argentina, and tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest the policies of President Cristina Fernández de… Read More
Fact Checkers Get It Wrong on Jobs and China
Who fact-checks the fact checkers? After the debate Monday night, CNN engaged in a fact-checking exercise. Many criticize these exercises for being more slanted and… Read More
Sign of the Times: Denver Post Challenged on Green Energy Coverage
(Photo credit: Mary MacFarlane) A Colorado-based free-market think tank located in Denver challenged the state’s paper of record when it launched a media blitz that… Read More
America’s Regulatory Competiveness Continues to Lag
According to the World Bank’s just-released Doing Business 2013—which looks into various reform measures to rank 185 economies on the ease of doing business—the United… Read More
Lebanon Simmers with Anti-Assad Rage
Lebanon has been roiled by mounting political tensions in the wake of another assassination of a Lebanese leader that is widely blamed on the Syrian… Read More
Debate Prep: America’s Role in the World
The final presidential debate, on foreign policy, is scheduled for Monday, October 22. Moderator Bob Schieffer announced that the topics will be: “America’s Role in… Read More
The Obama Doctrine: A Failed Policy Leaving America Weaker in a Dangerous World
In the third and last presidential debate before the November election, President Obama will be challenged on his foreign policy credentials. Defending his foreign policy… Read More
Chart of the Week: Defense Budget Cuts Gamble with National Security
The third and final presidential debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney will feature several different questions on the role of America abroad… Read More
Debate Prep: The Right Answers on China
The final presidential debate, on foreign policy, is scheduled for Monday, October 22. Moderator Bob Schieffer announced that the topics will be: “America’s Role in… Read More
Capitalizing on the “99 Percent” (VIDEO)
Some months ago, President Obama famously announced: “You didn’t build that.” The “context” of that quote remains controversial. The White House claims that Obama simply… Read More
Efforts to Stall Fighting in Syria for Muslim Holiday Implausible
The efforts of United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to negotiate a ceasefire between the Syrian military and rebels for the Arab holiday Eid al-Adha are… Read More
Barack Obama and the Crisis of Liberalism
Barack Obama calls himself a “progressive” or “liberal,” and we should take him at his word. He had the distinction of being the most liberal… Read More
Cuba Drops Exit Permit Requirement, but Don’t Expect a Travel Boom
On October 16, Cuba’s official newspaper announced that the requirement of an exit visa to depart the island will be lifted on January 14. A… Read More
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The McKinnon Case and the U.S.–U.K. Extradition Treaty
On Tuesday, British Home Secretary Theresa May announced in the House of Commons that Gary McKinnon, who has acknowledged hacking into U.S. government computers, would… Read More
French President: Homework Just Isn’t Fair!
Homework is lame. Just ask any kid: Would you rather be glued to a desk doing long division or playing video games with your friends?… Read More
Chinese Money Mysteries Solved
The Wall Street Journal this week observed that money is leaving China. It has been doing so off and on since the economic crisis began,… Read More
Another DOE-Backed Solar Company Goes Bankrupt
A solar company that got a multi-million-dollar grant from the Department of Energy earlier this year announced Wednesday that it will file for Chapter 11… Read More
Debate 2012: Obama’s Questionable Embrace of Free Enterprise
In his closing argument last night, President Obama presented himself as a champion of free enterprise. “I believe that the free enterprise system is the… Read More
Private Financial Info at Risk If Ecuador’s Government Takes Over Credit Rating Agencies
Earlier this month, Ecuador’s National Assembly passed legislation that would nationalize the country’s private credit reporting industry. President Rafael Correa has to decide by November… Read More
50 Years Later: The Armageddon Men of October, Fidel and Raul Castro
On the 50th anniversary of the October 1962 Cuban Missile crisis, only one of the critical leaders involved is still in power. At age 86,… Read More
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United Nations Conceals Inconvenient Salary Data
The International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) recently updated its information on salaries for U.N. personnel, but it is concealing some very important information. Earlier this… Read More
