What is the future for Africa on the world stage? With American President Barak Obama’s recent visit to Ghana, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s eleven day, seven nation tour of Africa, many were quick to claim America’s clear superiority in African diplomatic sway. But America has competition on this front. Sino-African trade tops $107 [...]
Aug 31, 2009 | Categories:Africa | Tags: Barak Obama, China, China-Africa trade, Ghana, Hillary Clinton, IMANI, international trade, US-African Trade | Comments Off
Will Utilitarianism Apply to People as well as Cars? With the “Cash for Clunkers” program in effect, one wonders if this type of borrowing for future growth isn’t a metaphor for healthcare. If a nationalized carbon-footprint reducing program will assess the value of a used, old, inefficient car at $4500.00, only to later destroy it, [...]
Aug 04, 2009 | Categories:U.S. & Canada | Tags: Barak Obama, Bill Bennett, cash for clunkers, Dennis Prager, Free Our Healtcare Now, healtcare reform, Hugh Hewitt, Janet Parshall, Michael Medved, Mike Gallagher, National Center for Policy Analysis, Salem Radio Network | Comments Off
The media discussion of events in Honduras is remarkably confused. Here’s CNN: The president of the U.N. General Assembly scheduled a noon session Monday to discuss the situation in Honduras, following a military-led coup that ousted the sitting president. and Micheletti, the head of Congress, became president after lawmakers voted by a show of hands [...]
Jun 29, 2009 | Categories:Latin America | Tags: Barak Obama, CNN, constitution, George Bush, Honduras, Liberty Institute, Micheletti, New Delhi, Ronald Reagan, rule of law, Supreme Court, Zelaya | Comments Off
