India Plans to Buy European Fighter Jets
Rejecting competing bids from Boeing and Lockheed, India announces plans to buy combat aircraft from European manufacturers.
Business
EPA Ruling Forces Company to Cancel Drilling Plans
The Environmental Protection Agency denied Shell a drilling permit in Alaska because of 245 people seventy miles away.
Obama Blames Big Oil for High Petrol Prices
The president looks for fraud, but the real reason gasoline prices are rising is his anti-oil policy.
The Great Trade Wall of China
Foreign companies continue to struggle with protectionist measures in China.
Why So Many People Hate the Rich
Why are businessmen and capitalism so often vilified? Fifty years ago, Ludwig von Mises had the answer already.
German Company Files Suit Against Nuclear Moratorium
A German energy producer announced to take legal action against a government order to shut down one of its reactors.
The Many Problems with Financial Reform
Both CBO’s fiscal projections and the concerns of former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan leave many questions about Dodd-Frank.
Cameron Vows to Fight “Enemies of Enterprise”
Free enterprise is Britain’s only hope for regaining growth and competitiveness, Cameron says.
Charles Koch Speaks Out Against Crony Capitalism
As Koch Industries has come under attack from the left, Charles Koch defends his company and the free market system.
Is American Manufacturing Doomed?
Everything Americans buy seems made in China nowadays yet Americans factories are among the most productive in the world.
American Gasoline Prices Will Continue to Rise
Gasoline prices are on the rise, but the American consumer can’t blame unrest in the Middle East.
Republicans Seek to Block Net Neutrality
In an effort to fight “net neutrality,” Republicans blocked the FCC from using public funds to enforce the rules.
Obama: Companies Responsible for Raising Living Standards
The president urges businesses to “share” their profits and bonuses with workers.
America’s Rational Dependence on Oil
President Obama is hardly the first to complain of America’s dependence on foreign oil. But there’s nothing wrong with it.
Who’s Afraid of Big Media?
Media reformers lambast the merger of Comcast and NBC as nothing short of an assault on American democracy.