by editor | Aug 9, 2019 | Top Page Links
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...
by editor | Aug 8, 2019 | Top Page Links
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...
by editor | Aug 7, 2019 | Top Page Links
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...
by editor | Aug 6, 2019 | Top Page Links
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...
by editor | Aug 6, 2019 | Top Page Links
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...
by editor | Aug 6, 2019 | Top Page Links
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...