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China Wants Importers to Pay Its Carbon Tax
During a mid-March forum organized by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change in Washington, China's top climate-change negotiator, Li Gao, said his...
Musings on St. Patrick’s Day
When did we Irish begin migrating to America? Well, when were the Irish not...
Globalization Driven by New, Apocalyptic Horsemen
Over the past several months, a steady drumbeat in elite media circles has been...
Roland Burris Goes From the Frying Pan into the Fire
Just when it looked like things couldn't get any worse for Illinois Sen. Roland...
Fed Bailouts More Outrageous Than AIG Bonuses
All of the feigned outrage in Washington over the millions that AIG has been...
Trying to Turn CO2 Into Au
ITEM: U.S. News & World Report for February 20, 2009 interviewed Rep. Henry Waxman...
El Salvador to Lurch Leftward Under Funes
Tiny, tragic El Salvador became on Sunday the latest Latin American country to lurch...
Taliban Militants Hit NATO Supply Convoy
As many as 50 suspected Taliban militants destroyed 15 trucks at the al-Faisal terminal...
The Flap Over Rush Limbaugh
More than a decade ago, when Rush Limbaugh was ascending to his version of...
Will the Stewart/Cramer Battle Be the Death of CNBC?
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart has struck again, this time perhaps landing a mortal blow...
Earmarks and the Federal Budget
When President Barack Obama discussed earmark reform last week, he favorably cited the recently...
Obama & Sanford Spar Over Stimulus Funds
Governor Mark Sanford (R) of South Carolina has repeatedly made national headlines by being...
Obama Budget: A New Era of Irresponsibility
President Barack Obama has just recently released his $3.55 trillion fiscal 2010 budget, and...
G20 Consensus Hostile to Free Market
If the talk at the G20 gathering in England is any indication, the hard-beset...
Japan & China: Following Obama’s Lead on Spending?
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s remark that he was “worried” about the $1 trillion in...
Tenth Amendment Movement: Taking On the Feds
We Americans are expected to play by the rules — to obey traffic regulations,...
Gov. Mark Sanford on Stimulus, Economy
Governor Mark Sanford (R) of South Carolina has been a vocal critic of President...
Will China Dump U.S. Debt?
The Chinese government, to which the United States is in debt approximately $1 trillion,...
Obama’s Budget: Where’s the Peace Dividend?
Candidate Barack Obama pledged to get the United States out of Iraq, one of...
Obama Plans to Renew Public Education
On March 10, President Barack Obama spoke in generalities about his plan to improve...