America Shouldn’t Need to Bribe North Korea
Déjà vu all over again. Pyongyang promises to suspend its nuclear activities in return for aid.
Opinion
India Pays a High Price for Its Silence on Terror
An assassination attempt in the streets of Delhi is the result of India’s pusillanimity.
Western Decline is Not Inevitable
The West’s self-pity is undermining its relevance in the multipolar world of the twenty-first century.
Britain Needs a Bolder Austerity Agenda for Growth
For all the talk of “reckless” spending cuts, the British state is still the greatest impediment to job creation.
Brain Drain, Soft Power and Orientalist Revolutions
The Arab Spring was neither democratic nor liberal. Those values are indigenous only to America and Europe.
UN Recast Limits to Growth As “Planetary Boundaries”
There is only so many times you can cry wolf before people start to wonder whether disaster truly looms.
Bernanke’s Money Printing Spree Continues
The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates near zero and continues to pump billions of dollars into the economy.
Obama Offers No Fresh Hope of Fiscal Consolidation
The president says he is prepared to make the “tough choices”. Again.
Protectionism Makes Comeback as Recovery Stalls
Protectionism could resurface as a result of lackluster growth in industrialized countries.
Protecting the Integrity of American Troops in Afghanistan
Rare acts of outrageous behavior cannot stain the reputation of all fighting men.
American Military Presence in Europe Unlikely to “Evolve”
Europe won’t fend for itself so long as the Americans retain a military presence.
The World Is Waiting for President Huntsman
The former ambassador to China is uniquely qualified to lead America into a Pacific century.
Ethanol Subsidies Die
Finally, Congress expired the tax credit for ethanol blenders along with a tariff on Brazilian ethanol imports.
Have a Commercial Christmas!
The Pope would rather we look beyond the holiday’s “superficial glitter” and find meaning in the simplicity of Christ’s birth.
US Government Considers Gas Export Restrictions
Energy producers want to export American gas but manufacturers are critical because they rely on cheap domestic gas.