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December 19, 2014

Is Anti-Fracking Movement Paid For By Putin's Russia?

Russia has a huge financial interest in killing fracking, and there are many ways to scrub funds so as to appear to be coming from a benign or unassociated source.

December 15, 2014

Don't Subsidize Renewable Energy; Fossil Fuels Are The Way To Go

Past assumptions guiding energy policy may have made sense at one time, but it's time to rethink everything we thought we knew about energy.

December 15, 2014

Trying to Fix the Racial Gap in Police Departments is Not an Easy Task

The tragic deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have highlighted the racial gap between some police departments and the communities they serve.

December 11, 2014

Obama And His Policies Have Been A Boon To Temporary Workers

Well, at least one industry is thriving under Obamacare: companies that provide temporary services.

December 11, 2014

Money Talks: How We Bribe Countries To Complain About Global Warming

All you need to know about the United Nations climate change confab wrapping up its two-week pity party in Lima, Peru, is that lots of countries would split $100 billion—or more—annually if they can only push enough guilt on the developed economies.

December 9, 2014

Congress Must Prioritize TRIA Reauthorization During Lame Duck Session

In this post-9/11 era our economy faces increased risk from terrorism, TRIA reauthorization should be a priority for action before close of Congress.

December 9, 2014

A Post 9/11 Priority for Lame Duck Congress

An important issue that has been under the radar is reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), which backstops private insurance companies in case of catastrophic terrorist attack.

December 6, 2014

How Obama Props Up Venezuela's Dictator and His Political Mischief

Venezuela would likely be facing imminent financial collapse if it weren’t for President Obama’s opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline.

December 6, 2014

Eric Garner and the Unintended Consequences of High Cigarette Taxes

High tax rates on anything always lead to people gaming the system, sometimes legally and sometimes illegally.

December 3, 2014

Solving the H1B Visa Impasse

How about a market mechanism that would determine once and for all not only who is right, but that would determine what the market-clearing price for skilled immigrant labor actually is, informing future immigration policy formation?

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