Tag Archives: development

Turkey general election: What’s at stake and why it matters

06/05/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Turkey’s national parliamentary election on June 7th matters. The future direction of one of the Middle East’s strongest, most economically successful, most populous countries is at stake. While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s name is not on the ballot, this Sunday’s…

First government-owned pot store opens in Washington state

03/18/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The city of North Bonneville, Wash. — population 1,000 — sits along the Columbia River a stone’s throw from one of the world’s largest hydroelectric dams. On the other side of the Columbia River Gorge is the state of Oregon.…

What We Need To Hear From President Obama On His ISIS Strategy Tomorrow Night

09/09/2014 Published on Forbes.com
We’ve been hungering for consensus in America and we’ve got it: 91% of Americans see ISIS as a threat to the vital interests of the United States, according to a new Washington Post poll. 71% of respondents support airstrikes in…

A Look Ahead To 2014

01/03/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It’s a new year, but it’s certainly not a new Washington. As we begin 2014, things are looking as bleak as ever – a particularly bad sign for President Obama as he begins his 6th year in office. Here is…

Just How Cash-Strapped is the FHA?

10/28/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
A top House Republican challenged the Obama Administration Monday over the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration a day before a hearing on the agency’s recent $1.7 billion Treasury Department bailout. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, (R-TX), chairman of the House…

Intellectual Property Rights Matter

09/24/2013 Published on Forbes.com
While the American public’s and the media’s attention has been focused on the seemingly endless cycle of political dramas that unfold every day–the impending fight over the debt ceiling, the potential government shutdown, the debate over the budget deficit and…

Don’t let ObamaCare debate derail search for lifesaving medical cures

08/12/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
In one of their final votes before heading home for Congress’ annual summer recess, House Republicans voted to repeal ObamaCare – for the 40th time. ; While this bill will not go any further with the Democratic-controlled Senate than their…

Here comes Team Obama’s carbon tax

03/21/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
The Treasury Department’s Office of Environment and Energy has finally begun to turn over documents about its preparations for a carbon tax in response to transparency warrior Chris Horner’s Freedom of Information Act request. The documents provide solid evidence that…

Why Democrats and Republicans Must Guard Against Unnecessary Regulation

02/04/2013 Published on Forbes.com
It goes without saying that President Obama and the Democrats are flying high. The president registered a 60 percent approval rating in an ABC/Washington Post opinion poll out this week, his highest since he took office four years ago. Despite…

Medical Innovation and Safety: A Delicate Balance

03/05/2012 Published on Forbes.com
As we approach the November 2012 elections, there is an increasing amount of noise from politicians, pundits and talking heads on both sides of the aisle about major health care issues.  Controversial and polarizing topics such as reforming Medicare and…