The Moral Case For Capitalism Nobody talks about the benefits of self-reliance
WASHINGTON – Would Hillary Clinton make a moral case for American capitalism? I am not so sure. First of...
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Keystone Pipeline Is Dead – The Triumph Of Politics Getting more oil from Canada would have enhanced US energy security
WASHINGTON – Now it is official. President Obama announced that he is against the proposed Keystone pipeline that would...
Where Is The New African Middle Class? Rosy predictions failed to materialize. Lack of basic resources like electricity prevent a real economic take-off
WASHINGTON – In a recent article focusing on why the African middle class is still rather small, The Economist...
Obama’s Anti-Carbon Policies Will Have No Impact On Global Warming This is all about ideology. Most environmentalists are Democrats
WASHINGTON – President Obama is trying to transform the US energy industry via federal regulations. He just announced a...
US EPA: Fracking Does Not Create Systemic Water Safety Risks A lenghty report indicates that a few recorded accidents are due to faulty well construction
WASHINGTON – After years of research and analysis, a 1,399 page US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report concluded that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is safe....
America Needs Structural Reforms No sensible policy proposals. Politicians are afraid to deliver bad news
WASHINGTON – There is no doubt that millions of Americans are economically worse off because of the negative impact...
80% Of All US Children Follow A Bad Diet Because of junk food, millions of American kids are developing heart disease
WASHINGTON – The alarming news is that millions of American children now exhibit signs of heart disease normally found...
Healthy Looking Ethiopians, Unhealthy Americans In Addis Ababa, no obese people and no smokers. In the US we spend trillions to treat the health impact of bad personal habits
ADDIS ABABA – Walking around this large city I notice relatively healthy looking people. In particular, comparing Addis to...
The Cure For Many Chronic Diseases Is In Life Style Changes Sophisticated "precision medicine" will help a lot less than adopting good habits: healthy food and regular exercise
WASHINGTON – President Obama wants to support pioneering medical research. Hence his proposal to invest hundreds of millions of...
Keystone Pipeline Would Improve US Energy Security Sadly, this pipeline linking Canada and Texas may not be approved. US energy policy is prisoner of ideology
WASHINGTON – Is The US State Department (read President Barack Obama) going to finally authorize the Canada to the US...