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Missing in Action: Asian Nations Can't be Found in US Trade Policy

Politics Down Under can be pretty upside-down. Kevin Rudd led his Labor Party to victory in Australia's 2007 election. Shortly after settling into the prime minister's office, Rudd and his team did something rarely seen from the leadership of a ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Kevin Rudd,  Labor Party,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

Weathering Congress, Global Warming

Weather changed. People died. They called it the "Little Ice-Age," a period that spanned the mid-1600s. As global temperatures dropped, the number and frequency of wars rose. Worldwide mortality rates increased. Famines struck across Asia. The pattern ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Eric Hobsbawm,  Jared Diamond,  U.S. Congress,  Heritage Foundation

Swine Flu: What Every American Should Know

In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared swine flu--officially known as the H1N1 virus--the first influenza pandemic since 1968. The following month, the WHO told countries to stop reporting individual swine flu infections because the ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., AND RICHARD WEITZ, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  10 Sep 2009
Related Topics: World Health Organization,  Department of Health,  White House

National Security Not a Good Argument for Global Warming Legislation

The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill has engendered tremendous controversy. Concerns abound about the legislation's adverse economic consequences as well as skepticism of its affects on world climate trends. Faced with mounting opposition, the bill's ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  3 Aug 2009
Related Topics: James Inhofe,  U.S. Senate,  Heritage Foundation,  U.S. Congress,  John Kerry

Executive Summary: All a Twitter: How Social Networking Shaped Iran's Election Protests

Disputed results for the election of the Iranian president triggered a wave of public protests in Iran. Extensive media coverage highlighted the role of social networking, both in helping organize activities and sharing the progress of events. The use ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  20 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  Jim Phillips,  Wikipedia,  Facebook Inc.

All a Twitter: How Social Networking Shaped Iran's Election Protests

Disputed results for the election of the Iranian president triggered a wave of public protests in Iran. Extensive media coverage highlighted the role of social networking, both in helping organize activities and sharing the progress of events. The use ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  20 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  Jim Phillips,  BBC,  Wikipedia

Homeland Security Department Guts Workplace Enforcement

This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it plans to kill some responsible, reasonable workplace verification rules. As a result, the department will perform less--not more--workplace checks. This announcement undercuts the claim ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  10 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  Janet Napolitano

Why a Federal Interagency History Office Is Needed

Carved on the National Archives are some of the most important words in Washington--"The past is prologue." This phrase succinctly states the intent behind the laws requiring that the U.S. government record and interpret its history. Such laws are in ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  9 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Central Intelligence Agency,  The Pentagon,  White House

Terrorist Watch: 23 Plots Foiled Since 9/11

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 23 terrorist plots against the United States have been foiled. This report updates a November 2007 report from the Heritage Foundation that described 19 plots that had been foiled to date since 9/11. Less than two ...

From JENA BAKER MCNEILL AND JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: New York City Police Department,  Richard Reid,  Al-Qaeda,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  U.S. Congress

Worst-Case Scenario: Dealing with WMD Must Be Part of Providing for Common Defense

The Heritage Foundation's Maritime Security Working Group--composed of representatives from academia, the private sector, research institutions, and government--produces cutting-edge policy recommendations for making the seas safer for the United ...

From JAMES JAY CARAFANO, PH.D., The Heritage Foundation,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Heritage Foundation

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