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Patent Reform And The New Congress
On December 5, 2013, the House of Representatives did something strange. It passed a bill that helped American businesses.
In response, the Senate did something decidedly more familiar: it killed the bill.
The 2013 Innovation Act was a Patent Reform… Continue reading
Progress In Ukraine While Russia Continues Incursion
Last week in Davos, thought leaders and interested parties gathered to discuss a total overhaul of Ukrainian society, with particular focus on increasing transparency, stamping out bureaucracy and corruption as well as promoting efficiency and Western practices.
For a country… Continue reading
Russia And Ukraine Are At War
Moscow won’t admit it, but Russia is at war with Ukraine.
It’s hard to draw any other conclusion from reports that Russian regular forces have moved into eastern Ukraine and are attacking Ukrainian military units amid a flare-up of violence… Continue reading
State Of The Union Emphasizes Economic Successes, Misses The Mark On Foreign Policy
President Obama did his best tonight to make Americans forget what happened just a few months ago at the November midterm election.
He sounded like the man at the head of the party that just won control of the House… Continue reading
State Of The Union Speech Emphasizes Economic Successes, Misses The Mark On Foreign Policy
President Obama did his best tonight to make Americans forget what happened just a few months ago at the November midterm election.
He sounded like the man at the head of the party that just won control of the House… Continue reading
Medicare Part D Rebates Will Hurt More Than Help
It’s no great secret that America needs to get its fiscal house in order.
Now, that’s hardly an unpopular statement these days. And it’s a sentiment we’re hearing from both Republicans and Democrats, as well as the American people who… Continue reading
America Needs A Venezuela Policy
In 2014, troubling trends in Europe and the Middle East held much of America’s attention. And 2015 is shaping up to be similar.
I have written extensively and frequently on how America can better defend its interests and allies in… Continue reading
Previewing The State Of The Union
President Obama has faced some incredibly difficult situations in his presidency. But he has faced perhaps none more dire than the danger we are confronting in the rise of a new, stronger radical Islam.
To this end, it is my… Continue reading
China Makes Its Move In Latin America
For the last five years, President Obama has been talking about an American “pivot” to Asia. It is now common knowledge that the Asia pivot has been a resounding failure – emboldening those powers it sought to keep in check… Continue reading
President Starts New Term Off On The Wrong Foot
Earlier today members of the 114th Congress were sworn in and took their oath of office for the new term.
There has been a lot of talk about the promise for a more bipartisan, conciliatory Congress. This has been coming… Continue reading
