Category Archives: International

With offshore wind development in the news locally the New York Times has written about the Swedish experience with wind power. The article highlights some positives, but also levels some criticisms. It highlights a new $280 million dollar offshore wind … Continue reading →

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the increasing anxiety the free trade agenda is causing, even in areas that have been considered to be “free trade winners”. The focus of the article was the state of Iowa, where agricultural … Continue reading →

With oil approaching $100 a barrell and gold prices surging past the $800 mark it is time to look at some of the underlying problems of the economy and start wondering if the incessant doomsayers have not been right all … Continue reading →

Despite fervent anti-war rhetoric the Democratic presidential candidates have all taken positions that may lead to a longer stay in Iraq for American troops. The Sunday New York Times has detailed the positions taken, and with one exception it appears … Continue reading →

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, unable to reach 60 votes to stop a Republican filibuster of a Democratic plan for Iraq withdrawal, pulled all competing proposals off of the legislative agenda, more than likely ensuring that no change in policy … Continue reading →

A good question for Harry Reid these days, as Republican defections from President Bush’s Iraq policy mount by the day. In a coumn a couple of weeks back Pat Buchanan predicted a deluge of Republican defections in the Senate. What … Continue reading →