World Watch

Fighting a Bitter Prescription Roger Bate 07/30/2009

Roger Bate reports on efforts to combat counterfeit drugs in Turkey.

The Amazon, Western NGOs, and the Romantic Fallacy David Peyton 07/30/2009

The Amazon’s indigenous groups regularly embrace technology, formal education, and modern healthcare. Yet Western NGOs prefer a romanticized caricature.

Capitalism, Jewish Achievement, and the Israel Test George Gilder 07/27/2009

Israel has become one of the most important economies in the world, and is second only to the United States in its pioneering of technologies benefitting human life, prosperity, and peace.

Overlooking Crimes Against a Constitution Roger F. Noriega 07/24/2009

Hondurans may have to accept that outsiders are ignorant about their constitution and about how renegade president Manuel Zelaya forfeited his legitimacy. But outsiders have no right to ask Hondurans to play dumb.

Trial Lawyer Tactics Exposed in Latin America Roger F. Noriega 07/14/2009

The shenanigans cited by a California judge are typical of cases where U.S. 'multinationals' are shaken down by trial lawyers supported by populist, politicized foreign courts.

Irresponsible Leadership for an Unsustainable Future Neena Shenai 07/11/2009

The G-8 rhetoric on trade is not being matched by reality, particularly in Washington.

Australia Understands the China Threat. Does the U.S.? Michael Mazza 07/08/2009

The U.S.-Australia military relationship remains strong, but Australia would be justified in questioning whether the United States is taking the China threat as seriously as they are.

Despite the Doubters, It’s Still Top Dollar Desmond Lachman 06/27/2009

There’s much chatter that the Chinese renminbi will eventually replace the U.S. dollar as the world’s preeminent international reserve currency, but this supposed inevitability is highly questionable.

Offsets Chipping Away at the Cap Ted Gayer 06/23/2009

The House of Representatives recently received a painful lesson in the pitfalls of carbon offsets. Despite this, it has decided to ignore this important lesson in its cap-and-trade bill.

Emissions Control, Myths, and Realities Drew Thornley 06/19/2009

The United States is having better luck at controlling its emissions than most other countries, without the multi-billion-dollar mandates of Kyoto.