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U.S. Navy down a minesweeper
The minesweeper USS Guardian went aground on Jan. 17 on Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea while en route from Subic Bay in the Philippines to Indonesia. The damage is…
Philippines
archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
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Remittances – How much money will the US send abroad this year?
We always talk about immigration, but what about our money and what the immigrants are doing with the funds they earn within our borders? Many immigrants or illegal aliens earn…
Energy
When going ‘green’ is more than just a costly nuisance
When government ignores market signals to mandate the use of costly “green” energy sources, it’s clear that resources are diverted from their best use. While wasteful, the process is not…
Education
Education is the key to a healthy economy
In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, former Secretary of State George Shultz and renowned education scholar Eric Hanushek declare, In addressing our current fiscal and economic woes,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
If we have to have foreign aid …
Nina Easton describes in the latest Fortune magazine a program that appears better than most, the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Since its founding in 2004 the agency, which enjoys bipartisan support,…
Liberty
The Demise of the Free Market Way
Hong Kong has long been considered one of the freest places in the world to do business where business people enjoy low taxes, zero tariffs and facilitated civil services. As…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Economics not so dismal after all
You’ve likely heard economics described as the “dismal science.” News Corporation Vice President William McGurn disagrees with that notion. He explained why during a speech last month at Hillsdale College…
Liberty
'Anchor Babies' = Stupid
Jeff’s touched on Sen. Lindsey Graham talk of having hearings on maybe changing the 14th Amendment to eliminate birthright citizenship as being simply political theater. Totally agree, but the issue…
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Adventures in Screen Caps, Tryon St. Edition
The always entertaining Cedar Posts blog notes that when the UPoR posted the winning entry in the Charlotte Rent Seekers Guild skyline photo contest, someone left a giant mouse pointer…
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GMAC as Ally? But the Axis was Fascist
GMAC says it will call its Internet bank arm Ally Bank. And you will like it. Or else. Funny, this bank in the Philippines had the general idea down. Does…
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The media, Muhammad Ali, and Barack Obama
My wife for years has maintained that the decline of traditional good sportsmanship in America began with Muhammad Ali. I can’t disagree. Ali was a talented fighter, no doubt, and…
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Teach students to be competitive
In the United States, educators want to eliminate competition in our public schools. In the Philippines, students hear a much different message. From the Sun.Star newspaper, CEBU City Mayor-on-leave Tomas…