574 posts tagged American foreign policy
SubscribeHouse Republican Leaders Twist Obama Statement on Israel
http://blogs.abcnews.com/ politicalpunch/ 2008/ 05/ house-republica.html-
Don’t Let High Oil Prices Bring You Down - Fuel Your Car With Water!
http://www.drinktothedead.com/ your-world/ dont-let-high-oil-prices-bring-you-do…Don’t Let High Oil Prices Bring You Down - Fuel Your Car With Water! by Xander in May 9th, 2008 No Comment As amazing as it may sound, we have the technology to drive our existing cars on water. I first heard of this some 4 to 6 years ago while watching a Discovery channel documentary on cars and the future of cars.
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Myth Blaster: Exxon Record Making Profits Does Not Equal Price Gouging - An Economic Lesson for All Americans
http://lighthousepatriotjournal.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ exxon-record-making…Myth Blaster: Exxon Record Making Profits Does Not Equal Price Gouging - An Economic Lesson for All Americans May 13, 2008 by Keith Lehman AS the gas prices climb to $4 per gallon, Americans are wondering how will they make ends meet – Government refund check or not.
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Measuring the Cost of E-Verify Red Tape
http://thinktankwest.com/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ measuring-the-cost-of-e-verify-red-tape/…A recent story in the Arizona Republic describes the rising practice of using “registered agents” to take care of the paperwork associated with the E-Verify system, which is mandatory for employers in Arizona.
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Markets Beat Government on Medical Errors
http://thinktankwest.com/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ markets-beat-government-on-medical-error…Last year, the federal Medicare program announced that — after 40 years of financially rewarding providers who harm patients – it would no longer pay the added costs of treating patients who fell victim to a list of medical errors known as “never events.” In other words, the providers — doctors,
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Taking a Stand Against War
http://moderate.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ taking-a-stand-against-war/by Scott Ritter As someone who has been urging focused citizen activism for some time now, I find it heartening that there are those in the United States who put action to words and seek to lead by example.
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The Oily Truth About America's Foreign Policy
http://tradingcrude.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ ftcom-columnists-gideon-rachman-oily…With the oil price heading upwards and President George W. Bush heading for Saudi Arabia, as part of a Middle Eastern tour, it is time to accept the truth. The pursuit of oil is fundamental to US foreign policy. read more | digg story
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Hard Work, Culture, and Private Education
http://thinktankwest.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ hard-work-culture-and-private-education/…When it comes to international academic assessments, especially in math and science, a few Asian countries regularly kick world posterior. Many observers chalk this up to these countries having national curricula, but this seems a specious conclusion given that most of the countries that do worse than Asian nations—and sometimes even worse than the U.S.—have national curricula, too.
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L-1: The Technology Company in Your Pocket
http://thinktankwest.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ l-1-the-technology-company-in-your-pocke…Inspired by the promotional brochure I recently came across, I’ve taken a look at L-1 Identity Solutions in a new Cato TechKnowledge. Though it has better options, L-1 and its new acquisition, Digimarc ID Systems, seem likely to continue lobbying for the REAL ID Act.
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California: Poster Child for Poor Fiscal Management
http://thinktankwest.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ california-poster-child-for-poor-fiscal-…On Wednesday Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is releasing his revised budget proposal against a backdrop of a massive deficit. In my op-ed in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, I lay out the background of the “fiscal crisis” in the state (too much spending) and point out a few specific programs the governor
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‘Testilying’
http://thinktankwest.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ %e2%80%98testilying%e2%80%99/“Testilying” is a term that police officers use to describe false testimony they give in court so that an otherwise illegal search or arrest can be justified. It’s hard to tell how common the practice is, but it’s much more common than most people want to believe.
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