Olympics Put Value of Competition on Display
This weekend, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team is widely favored to capture a gold medal. Favored to, but not guaranteed to. The Americans struggled… Read More
China’s Wanxiang Poised to Take 80% Stake in DOE Grant Recipient A123
A123, the U.S. manufacturer of green-tech batteries that received millions in government aid, today announced a “memorandum of understanding” between it and Chinese auto giant… Read More
Gingrich Blasts ‘Radical’ Obama’s Drive to Illegally Gut Welfare Reform
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was instrumental in passing welfare reform in the 1990s, blasted President Obama’s attempt to gut the law in a… Read More
Syrian Crisis Emboldens Kurds, Is Problematic for Turkey
Turkish fears of an emboldened Kurdish population in Syria are rising. Since the Syrian uprising began in February 2011, Syria’s Kurdish population has taken advantage… Read More
Under Olympic Cover, Russian Cargo Ship Approaches Syria
Under the cover of the 2012 London Summer Olympics, the Russian cargo ship MV Alaed, allegedly carrying attack helicopters for the Bashar al-Assad regime, is once again en route to… Read More
Tweeting: An Olympic Sport?
The London Olympics have been dubbed the “social media Olympics.” Again, social media find their way into the big story of the day, but keeping… Read More
Does China or Japan Invest More in the U.S.?
Japan is a bigger direct investor in the U.S. economy than China—by almost 100 times. In 2010, Japanese investment in the U.S. totaled $257.3 billion—second… Read More
Arizona Immigration Ruling Prompts Push for Lax Immigration Policies
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision that upheld a section of Arizona’s immigration law, several U.S. cities and at least one state have… Read More
Mexico: Cautious Hope in Battle Against Transnational Organized Crime
The violence brought about in Mexico’s drug war may finally be reaching a plateau. At least that is the hope of many, as the nation… Read More
VIDEO: The Bloggers Briefing With John Fund, Hans von Spakovsky
Voter ID laws have emerged as a major dispute in the months before the 2012 election, pitting the Obama administration against a growing number of… Read More
Pentagon Official: Sequestration a Step Toward ‘Hollow’ Military Force
A senior Defense Department official testifying before the House Armed Services Committee last week said implementing sequestration, across-the-board budget cuts set to take effect in January, “would… Read More
New Heritage Series Profiles Woodrow Wilson: The Godfather of Liberalism
Woodrow Wilson came to Washington in 1913, and he never left. He’s the only President buried in D.C. He became the first President since John… Read More
Public Diplomacy Mission: Defining America as a Resilient Nation Built on Individual Dreams
In a recent speech to the American Security Project, Tara Sonenshine, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, laid out her vision for her tenure in… Read More
Book: Obama Had Ulterior Motive for Economic Stimulus
A new book out later this month paints a vastly different picture of President Obama’s economic stimulus than the one he sold to the American… Read More
Rise in Food Stamps Part of Growing Dependence on Washington
America was supposed to be the land of self-government. Citizens were to govern themselves politically and morally. But such an independent citizen is proving to… Read More
White House Officials: DOE Concerned With ‘Optics’ in Solyndra Loan
When the Energy Department set out to restructure the federal loan for now-bankrupt solar company Solyndra, White House budget staffers insisted that allowing the company… Read More
Argentina: Kirchner’s Policies Undermining Economic Growth
This Friday, the government of Argentina will announce with great fanfare the last payments on “Boden” bonds issued during the so-called corralito. That was the… Read More
The White House Attack Machine Backfires
If ever a political assault on the media misfired, it has to be the appalling attack last Friday by White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer… Read More
“Twiplomacy” Won’t Replace Diplomacy
According to a new study done by PR firm Burson-Marsteller, two-thirds of the world’s leaders have joined Twitter, including 16 members of the G-20. But… Read More
Abound Solar: Doomed to Fail Because of Election-Year Politics, Investor Says
One of Abound Solar’s venture capital investors blamed election-year political games for the collapse of the Colorado-based thin film solar panel manufacturer, according to a… Read More
Keeping an Eye on the Other Leadership Race—in China
The impending convening of the 2012 Beidaihe conference in China is a meeting of global significance. China is now the world’s second-largest economy and has… Read More
DOE Ignores Criminal Investigations When Considering Contract Applicants
It is Department of Energy policy to ignore the federal government’s own criminal investigations into companies applying for taxpayer funding. The admission came from a… Read More
DOE Sent Millions to Solar Firm That Lacked ‘Economically Viable’ Product
Amonix, the solar panel manufacturer whose Las Vegas plant ceased operations in May, managed to secure millions in federal grants and potential tax breaks even… Read More
Russia and the World Trade Organization: Congress Should Not Sacrifice Human Rights
Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, by voice vote with only one… Read More
Death of Oswaldo Payá: A Loss in the Struggle for Cuban Freedom
Mourners gathered in Havana on Monday to honor the late Oswaldo Payá, a major Cuban dissident and head of the Christian Liberation Movement. The freedom… Read More
Chinese Want U.S. to Stop Playing Defense While They Improve Their Offense
Last week, Chinese General Zhu Chenghu stated that China “will have to modernize its nuclear arsenal” as U.S. missile defense “may reduce the credibility of… Read More
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The Arms Trade Treaty: Just A Gateway Drug
The outcome of the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is still uncertain, but one thing’s for sure: The ATT is not going… Read More
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Arms Trade Treaty: Media Need an Advanced Class on Treaties
In answering media questions on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), I have found that hosts frequently state, as a matter of fact, that treaties… Read More
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Conservatism vs. Libertarianism: Heritage, Cato Square Off in Debate
Which is the preferable philosophy, conservatism or libertarianism? Last Wednesday, interns from The Cato Institute (Matthew Cavedon and Jack Solowey) and The Heritage Foundation (Maura Cremin and… Read More
Obama Supported Work Requirements Before He Was Against Them (VIDEO)
During his run for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama praised the work requirements that were the centerpiece of welfare reform — the very requirements… Read More
