When California passed its Global Warming Solutions Act in August 2006 environmentalists hailed it as “a breakthrough piece of legislation” they hoped would lead to “a domino effect prompting other states, other countries, and — who knows? — maybe even the United States government to jump on board.” Of course, …
The dirty little secret in education policy is that school choice already exists in the United States: it is just limited to affluent children. While millions of wealthy families send their children to private schools every year, families with less are often forced to send their children to schools they …
The checks from the first stimulus package have not even been mailed yet and already the Senate is contemplating another $75 to $95 billion deficit spending spree. This time they want to give away more federal dollars in jobless benefits, food stamps, heating bills, and new infrastructure. Before Congress breaks …
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), MoveOn.org (of ‘General Betray Us’ fame), the Center for American Progress, and other anti-war activists are mounting a new campaign to shift public opinion on Iraq by blaming it for the United States recent economic slowdown. As conservatives showed by forcing a debate in …
Just eight days before a U.S. missile successfully shot down a damaged U.S. spy satellite on February 20, China and Russia submitted a draft treaty to ban weapons from space to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. China claims to want to avoid the unnecessary “weaponization” of space, but …
There is an emerging line coming out of those who favor normalization of relations with Cuba: that Tuesday’s communist party announcement that Fidel Castro will resign from leadership represents real “change” that the United States must capitalize on. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) told the USA Today: “This leadership change is …
