Although the votes are still being counted from Peru’s June 5 presidential runoff election, it appears that the leftist candidate and former military officer Ollanta Humala has defeated his rightist opponent, Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori, daughter of jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000), by a narrow margin. Humala’s election is stoking fear… Read more
The August 10 summit between newly inaugurated Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez is a potentially positive step in the Americas. The summit lowered tensions that were recently heightened when officials of the outgoing Uribe government presented evidence showing that an estimated 1,5000 fighters of the Revolutionary… Read more
In my last post, I challenged a common assumption about equality and justice—that inequality per se is inherently...… Read more
Dark clouds hover over the nation’s finances and threaten a perfect storm of massive debt and crushing taxation unless...… Read more
In his recent speech in Kansas, President Obama accused Republicans of advocating “you’re on your own economics”—a...… Read more
President Obama and Republicans in Congress continue to wage war over an extension of the payroll tax cut. But missing...… Read more
China has the dubious distinction of being one of the most controlled information environments in the world. Yet even...… Read more
Senate Finance Committee Republicans have some good advice for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction...… Read more
The Acton Institute is leading a new initiative called PovertyCure to help the poor in developing countries. Their...… Read more
Political and technological changes have a history of going hand in hand. Technology empowers individuals to overcome...… Read more
In its latest video railing against reform of Medicare and Social Security, AARP pushes for a pinch hitter to solve...… Read more
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) came to Washington as the a tea-party conservative with the goal of fixing the economy,...… Read more
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