In October, the unemployment rate in the United States reached 10.2 percent, the highest in a generation. Yet even with millions of Americans scrambling for a job, Congress refuses to take a simple step that could put many back to work: approving a ...
For the past nine months, the Obama Administration and Congress have allowed three free trade agreements (FTAs) negotiated by the Bush Administration -- Colombia, Panama, and South Korea -- to languish unapproved. This delay hurts American workers, as ...
Those who enjoy the endless rounds of televised high-level summitry that increasingly dominate the world of international diplomacy are in luck this week. First there was the confab of 192 heads of state or government at the opening of the U.N. General ...
The speeding legs of a gazelle, the panic in its eyes as it runs for its life from a deadly lion that is hot on its heels. Death is quickly approaching. The thrill of the kill pulses through the lion's veins. Fear has overcome the gazelle causing it to ...
The most immediate threat to economic freedom at the Pittsburgh summit is likely to involve an effort to create new international bureaucracies. Take the Financial Stability Board, a supranational regulator-in-waiting. It was established this ...
Abstract: In the past 10 months, the leaders of the G-8 and G-20 nations have met three times at elaborate and expensive summits to address the world's financial woes. But far from providing remedies for ailing economies, the summits' standard ...
If you are anything like I am, you have at some point found yourself in the bottomless pit called debt. I recently heard about a law being passed that requires a co-signer for anyone under the age of I think 21. Now that sounds like an idea to me! ...
Some final thoughts from me on what has been an interesting online conversation. Ms. Hanson argued that attempts “to disrupt the supply or transit of drugs [would be] a futile endeavor.” In response, Dr. Castañeda pointed to “legalization as the only ...
Like many businesses everyone likes to provide their employees with an opportunity to relax and be appreciated for a job well done. If you are an employer looking for inexpensive ways to treat your staff to a fun filled day then here is a few ideas to ...
When the ad hominem attacks begin, it is a cue to the reader that the debate opponent is finding himself on the losing end of the argument. I would expect the assaults if they were coming from the left, but it is disappointing to see them coming from ...
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