Monthly Archives: June 2011

Dog lovers and baby killers

If only the world cared as much about African children and families, as they do about dogs. By Cyril Boynes, Jr. A couple months ago, when its dogsledding business lost customers, a Canadian company had approximately 100 of its dogs killed. The incident “shocked” and “angered” people. The employee who shot the dogs said he…

Carbon and carbon dioxide: Clearing up the confusion

Let’s restore common sense to our public policy debates on energy and climate By Paul Driessen We are constantly bombarded with information – much of it inaccurate, misleading, even deliberately so. We are frequently told we must reduce carbon emissions, support “carbon disclosure” and invest in “carbon trusts” – to prevent catastrophic global warming, global…

Fears and Facts

Fukushima’s lessons for America’s already safe nuclear plants By Paul Driessen The ground hadn’t stopped shaking. Tsunami waters had not receded. And yet coverage of this awful natural disaster – a scene of almost unfathomable devastation and death – was already giving way to single-minded focus on radiation exposure and meltdowns. Addressing justifiable concerns is…

The Looming Crisis:

A common-sense, free-market plan for reforming Social Security. Deputy Policy Director, Pax Americana Institute. Introduction: Since the introduction of The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America’s Promise, herein referred to Representative Paul Ryan’s budget proposal, earlier this month, Social Security reform has taken a backseat to the restructuring of Medicare. At this writing, Social Security remains…

Libya and the War Powers Act

By Mark Musselman, Commentary Associate, Pax Americana Institute. Current Events vs. Founding Documents. Current Event: President Obama could be impeached for violating U.S. Constitution and law by going into Libya without congressional consent, but Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he doesn’t want to cause that kind of havoc on the Republic, he just wants the United…