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Fed’s George Advocates Sooner, Faster Rate Hike

06/03/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George on Tuesday suggested that interest rates should start moving higher sooner and faster than the Fed has previously forecast. George, a so-called inflation hawk because of her opposition to the Fed’s long-running easy-money…

Lebanon’s presidency goes unfilled as Christian infighting threatens stability

06/02/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
When Lebanese President Michel Sleiman stepped down last month, it created a vacuum in Lebanon’s government. (AP) When Lebanese President Michel Sleiman’s term ended on May 25, he left a vacuum that some fear could further erode the influence of…

A ‘dog whistle’ to the left: Geithner and Obama

05/15/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
I am not a fan of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. He presided over the politically conceived, patently unconstitutional and anti-free market taxpayer bailouts of banks, automakers and insurance companies in the latter part of the administration of…

Iran gains prominence at UN despite human rights record

04/24/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Despite their human rights records, the United Nations has elected the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba, Sudan and several other repressive regimes to influential committees charged with promoting human rights. Human rights activists see this as a major setback in…

Fort Hood: How does mental illness turn into violence?

04/04/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
U.S. soldier SPC Ivan Lopez is pictured in the Sinai Peninsula between 2007 and 2008 (REUTERS/Puerto Rico National Guard/Handout via Reuters) Thankfully, most psychiatric disorders never trigger violence, and the vast, vast majority of even the most severely psychotic people…

Smog over Beijing, Moscow may inhibit laser weapons, Chinese official claims

03/18/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Feb. 26, 2014: Cars travel on an overpass amid thick haze in the morning in Beijing. China’s north is suffering a pollution crisis, with the capital Beijing itself shrouded in acrid smog. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon) The Maritime Laser Demonstration program will…

The Economy Is What Matters To Americans, So Why Don’t We Hear More About It?

02/11/2014 Published on Forbes.com
If you were to walk up to almost any American, in any part of the country, and ask them what they thought the most important problem facing the nation today is you are likely to hear the same two words…

Hope & change we can believe in — strong Republican health care alternative is here

02/10/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
House Speaker John Boehner said something noteworthy at the recent House Republican retreat on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: “It’s important that we show the American people we’re not just the opposition party, we’re actually the alternative party.” To be sure, there’s…

State Budgets Still in Need of Major Reform

01/14/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Despite improving tax revenues and numerous reforms, state and local government finances remain in need of major fixes, a task force said Tuesday. Public employee retirement benefits remain a major problem, according to the State Budget Crisis Task Force, with…

‘Invisible’ airplanes: Chinese, US race for cloaking tech

12/17/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
Cloaking technology from BAE makes a tank (left) show up on radar screens in disguise (right). It’s one of many “invisibility cloaks” being developed. (BAE Systems) New stealth technology makes airplanes invisible not only to radar, it renders them hidden…