By Michael M. Rosen
In recent rulings on patents, the Supreme Court spoke with a rare, single voice, devising a framework that encourages innovation while also ensuring that its fruits are enjoyed fairly by consumers.
The deficit is shrinking, but federal debt is at an all-time high. More importantly, how large is the debt burden?
The shrinking deficit is making headlines; compared with prior expectations, tax revenues have been higher while spending has been lower. But how can we put the deficit and our federal debt into ...
He helped me penetrate the mystery of fatherhood, even if it is a bit late.
Father’s Day always leaves me a bit uneasy. It’s like a pair of really big shoes. Every year, I have to walk up and put my feet in them and look silly because I can never fill them. And ...
Without bold action from the European Central Bank, it is difficult to see how the European periphery can avoid sinking ...
The European Central Bank’s recent behavior is all too reminiscent of the Bank of Japan’s past passivity in addressing that country’s deflation problems, for which Japan has paid a ...
As governments across the United States wrestle with the challenge of providing high-quality transportation ...
It’s easy to take public infrastructure for granted, but events like the recent Skagit River Bridge collapse in Washington State are a sharp reminder of how important infrastructure is to our ...
The Benghazi attack raises fundamental questions on how to keep America safe and whether to trust the administration. ...
In the aftermath of the killing of the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi and three other Americans, the Obama administration did the classic dance of political operatives confronted with an ...
If the EPA wants to help low-income and minority populations, it should stick to promoting technologies that reduce ...
The elitist environmental movement has always had a problem with its limited appeal to low-income minorities, few of whom identify with the upscale, Volvo-driving profile of environmental ...
Cyber issues will likely determine the tenor of U.S.-China ties over the coming months, and how the United States ...
As President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at this weekend’s summit, hopes of their developing a strong rapport may be undermined by China's cyber espionage. Indeed, cyber ...
Often described as the opening shot in the Reagan-era tax revolt, Prop 13 limited California’s property tax rates, but ...
Today is the 35th anniversary of the passage of Proposition 13. The California ballot initiative limited the state’s property tax rates and transferred responsibility for allocating local ...
Russia faces two challenges that will affect its preeminence as an energy supplier and its ability to wield oil and gas ...
The centrality of hydrocarbons to Russia’s economy is hardly a new issue, but it is one well worth revisiting today. One of the two largest oil producers in the world, Russia accounts for 12 ...
Progressives, conservatives, and libertarians each have a mythology in which they are the heroes and the other tribes ...
American politics in the 21st century often resembles prehistoric tribalism. As pundits, politicians, or highly engaged citizens posting comments on Facebook or other Internet sites, we beat the ...