Drug Approval Reciprocity
Shouldn’t medical advances available in Germany be available in the United States and vice-versa?
Somebody Get Ann Coulter a Map and a Book on Political Development (and an Almanac)
Ann Coulter: a blonder version of Pat Buchanan
Governing Requires Compromise
There are factions of the American right that really need to understand this.
Apple Wins $1 Billion Patent Suit Against Samsung, May Get Triple Damages
Apple has won a huge victory in the smart phone patent wars. If the news reporting is accurate, the outcome doesn’t pass the common sense test.
Virgin Airlines Presumes All Men Are Child Molesters
Since most pedophiles are men, Virgin airlines naturally treats all men as potential pedophiles.
Israel Is America’s Greatest Espionage Threat In The Mid-East?
According to a new report, the CIA considers Israel to be an espionage threat.
Socialist Canadians Wealthier Than Capitalist Americans?
“The average Canadian has quietly become richer than the average American,” claims a pro-Canada organization.
What is “Constitutional”?
What does the US Constitution actually provide in terms of guidance for governance?
Was The Revolution A Mistake?
Were the Colonists wrong to toss aside the British Empire so casually?
CERN Physicists Announce Evidence Pointing To Existence Of Higgs Boson
Scientists have made a major step toward unlocking one of the biggest mysteries of particle physics
The End Of The Debate Over Evolution?
Will more knowledge bring an end to the public debate over evolutionary theory? Don’t count on it.
Cubicles Lower Productivity But Management Loves Them
The private office is quickly becoming a relic, despite the loss of morale and productivity that comes from open floorplans.
World’s Top Universities
Seven of the top ten and fifteen of the top twenty universities on the planet are American.
USA World’s Most Charitable Nation
The United States tops the world in giving money, volunteering time, and helping strangers.
Despite Congressional Reprieve, The Old Incandescent Light Bulb Is Still Dead
Welcome technological change, or crony capitalism?
Apple’s Odd New Patent And What It Says About Our Patent Laws
A new patent granted to Apple raises once again the question of how far patent protections should extend.
Occupy The World – OWS Goes Global
Protests at least loosely affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement were conducted around the globe yesterday.
Timing is Everything
It’s not a given that we’ll have a massive recovery during the next presidential term but it’s a pretty decent bet. And the party in power will get too much credit for it if it happens.
Madison and States v. the Central Government
Madison went to Philadelphia wanting to increase the power of the central government over the states (quite a bit, in fact).
What’s Wrong With Political Reporting?
Political journalists aren’t like you and me. Well, you, anyway.
Madison, the Philadelphia Convention, and Presidentialism
The US came a lot closer to something resembling a parliamentary system than most people think.
US Competitive Balance
Not only is the US outspending all our allies and competitors combined in real dollars on defense, we’re doing so in terms of GDP as well.
Syrian Troops Continue Crackdown Amid International Pressure
The world is starting to denounce the crackdown in Syria, but the reaction seems unlikely to go much beyond strongly worded statements.
Hybrid Cars, Rare Earth Elements, and Supply
President Obama wants a million hybrid cars on the road by 2015. That’s easier said than done.
North Korea Famine: Starving Soldiers
Australia’s ABC News has video smuggled out by an activist showing widespread famine in North Korea, including filthy children begging in the streets and evidence that even soldiers are not getting enough to eat.
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