By Andy Blom, TES Contributor While Congress tries to decide if they need to come back from vacation…oops, recess…for a special session to not do anything about gun control, President Trump floats the idea of buying Greenland. Wow! Washington at work! Still, free market conservatives […]
Author: Erik Sass
What should you do if you see a drone out the airplane window?
Don’t panic, but do tell someone quietly and calmly. That’s the condensed version of the thoughtful analysis and advice provided by Wayne Lonstein, CEO of VFT Solutions, in a commentary for Forbes addressing this all-too-modern of dilemmas. As for national regulators including transportation officials […]
Will the U.S. and Brazil finally play nice on trade?
After decades of micturating in each other’s breakfast cereal (figuratively, regarding trade issues) the United States and Brazil are finally moving to negotiate a free-trade agreement – and that’s good news for more than one reason. In a new op-ed for The Hill, Christine […]
Hong Kong’s People Power Meets Beijing’s Paranoia Pathology
By Dr. Alexander Görlach, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs What is happening in Hong Kong concerns everyone who believes in a future for democracy and open societies. The autonomous region, promised fifty years of democracy free of interference by Beijing at the time of its handover from […]
PRO Labor Act – a disaster in waiting, flexible parent leave & more: WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor At Last…Our Senators and Representatives are busy, energetic and hard at work! Unfortunately that’s because they are in recess and off trying hard to get re-elected. Never fear, in a few short weeks they will be back in Washington spending endless hours and countless taxpayer […]
What does the GOP stand for anymore? Hint: not balanced budgets
The Republican Party used to at least pay lip service to fiscally responsible notions like, oh, say, balancing the budget, cutting spending along with taxes, that kind of thing. Now it’s more of a laugh line (depending on how mordant your sense of humor […]
Want to cure Alzheimer’s? Fix IP laws
The last few years have brought a slew of new treatments (and sometimes cures) for fatal and chronic diseases long considered almost untreatable, including various cancers, diabetes, and heart disease. But one foe has remained seemingly intractable: dementia associated with old age, particularly Alzheimer’s. […]
Time to limit presidential tariff powers!
After decades of successive U.S. administrations (mostly) pursuing free trade policies, in just a few years Donald Trump has upset the apple cart with the help of sweeping presidential powers over tariffs on foreign goods. This has naturally prompted many observers to question the wisdom […]
Nigerian democracy is in trouble
One of the most surprising and promising political developments of recent decades has been the rise of democracy across Africa, holding out hope that the rule of law, investment and economic growth would soon follow. But these young democracies remain fragile, and nowhere is the […]
They’re barking up the wrong tree on Section 230
Some big name conservatives are upset over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but it rather seems they’ve got the wrong end of the stick (as Captain Peacock might say). That’s according to Robert Winterton, Director of Communications at NetChoice, a trade association committed […]