On June 3, Russia tested a hypersonic missile system a year ahead of a preannounced schedule I previously reported that it says will make all U.S. defense systems obsolete. Named “Zircon,” Russia’s international news site Sputnik suggests that the 4,600 mile per hour (six times the speed of sound) missile with its 250 mile…
Featured Posts, Matthew Trewhella
The Odious Fiction Destroying America
A false belief that most all Americans hold to in our day is the idea that the Ll.S. Supreme Court is the final arbiter of what is constitutional or unconstitutional. The adherents of this belief – and there is a sea of lawyers in this country who have a vested interest in furthering this odious…
Featured Posts, Paul Driessen
More rational policies in our future?
Trump’s Paris decision challenges bad science, economics and energy politics behind treatyIn the wake of President Trump’s exit from the Paris climate treaty, reactions from other quarters were predictably swift, nasty, sanctimonious and hypocritical. Al Gore paused near one of the private jets he takes to hector lesser mortals to say the action will…
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Signs of Sanity shock the Green World
President Trump’s Clexit (Climate Exit) from the Paris agreement is a great step towards recovery from the global warming hysteria. Coming soon after the UK Brexit which rejected the EU green octopus, the US Clexit will encourage Clexit efforts in places like central Europe, Canada and even in the decaying green swamp-lands in Germany and…
Featured Blog, US Chamber Staff
Celebrate, America and Canada, Your National Holidays and the Spirit of Trade
“Oh, say can you see” the benefits of trade. “O, Canada,” just look south. (Or the United States can glance north.) National anthem mash-ups aside, it is worth noting that the United States and Canada share much more than just the world’s longest and most productive border. They share core values and a love of freedom, a…
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The Importance of Protecting Businesses from Global Health Threats
By Stephen C. Redd In our modern global economy, interconnected businesses are constantly vulnerable to health emergencies and natural disasters, which can devastate economies. For example, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa resulted in more than 11,000 deaths and in 2015 an estimated $2.2 billion in GDP losses for the region. A wider spread of…