RealClearEnergy With America's economy stuck in a lethargic "recovery mode" and the all-Washington all-media focus on the Affordable Care Act, President Obama took to the road last month to give a speech in Ohio about jobs and manufacturing. Buried in that speech we find a brief nod to the benefits of increased American oil and…
with Spencer Abraham …. The Energy Daily There is an ironclad rule when it comes to energy politics: prices matter. And specifically when they spike up. Meanwhile, there is a reality in the business of energy that you can take to the bank—energy is a volatile commodity and there are…
with Spencer Abraham … Special Report Congressional passage of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was intended to address the root causes of the 2008 financial collapse. Dodd-Frank’s 848 pages have via rule-making at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ballooned into 14,000 pages of rules with only 40 percent of…
City Journal Conventional wisdom holds that America’s transition from a manufacturing to a service-based economy is nearly complete. Mining and making stuff are out; surgery and software development are in. The U.S. has entered a post-industrial era. Not so fast, says Vaclav Smil. In his new book, Made in the U.S.A.: The Rise and Retreat of…
Washington Examiner Twenty years ago this month, a bipartisan congressional majority passed the North American Free Trade Act, enshrining the special relationship between United States, Canada and Mexico.
with Julio Ottino …. RealClearPolitics Rising prosperity and all associated social benefits flow from innovation — none of which is found in the halls of Congress. It is in the halls of colleges and universities where we find and foster innovators — and where America’s unique advantage resides.