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Pivot to Asia: Staunching the Loss of More Allies?

Pivot to Asia: Staunching the Loss of More Allies?

In November of 2011 an article was published under Hillary Clinton’s name entitled “America’s Pacific Century.” The piece laid the foundation for the administration refocusing its diplomatic efforts away from the Middle East and Europe and towards Asia. According to recent press reports, the

Hardly Time to Call Obamacare a Success

Hardly Time to Call Obamacare a Success

With eight million Americans enrolled in health insurance through federal and state exchanges, President Obama has declared the Affordable Care Act a success. That’s disingenuous, and big changes are needed to make the law work well. Overall, the ACA’s goals

Hardly Time to Call Obama Care a Success

Hardly Time to Call Obama Care a Success

With eight million Americans enrolled in health insurance through federal and state exchanges, President Obama has declared the Affordable Care Act a success. That is disingenuous, and big changes are needed to make the law work well. Overall, the ACA’s

Five Things to Know About the Fed's Obsession with Inflation

Five Things to Know About the Fed's Obsession with Inflation

Americans struggle with stagnant wages and rising prices. Yet the Federal Reserve is obsessed with boosting inflation with easy money policies that may actually discourage reforms that would help jobs creation and lessen income inequality. Over the last year, consumer

Beef Prices Reach Highest Level Since 1987

Beef Prices Reach Highest Level Since 1987

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and restaurant owners — and relief isn’t likely anytime soon. A dwindling number

It's the Ring of Fire, Not the End of Times

It's the Ring of Fire, Not the End of Times

The common denominator between my Breitbart published story, “Earth Quake Storm Rattles California,” about the 100 quakes of up to 5.3 magnitude that rolled through Southern California on Saturday, the 8.1 magnitude monster that pummeled Chile Tuesday, and the 5.8

192,000 Jobs Added in March but Wages Fall

192,000 Jobs Added in March but Wages Fall

The economy created 192,000 jobs in March, down from 197,000 in February and still well below the pace needed to lower underemployment to respectable levels. Those mediocre results are consistent with a broadly underperforming economy. Manufacturing employment lost 1,000 jobs

Kim-Jong Un May Execute More Opponents

Kim-Jong Un May Execute More Opponents

North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un, the son of the late ruler Kim Jong-Il, is running scared. He is targeting as many as 200 political opponents, all because the legacy that he and his father claimed of being descended from the

Chile: Tsunami Watch After Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake

Chile: Tsunami Watch After Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake

IQUIQUE, Chile (AP) — Authorities in northern Chile discovered surprisingly light damage and just six reported deaths Wednesday from a magnitude-8.2 quake — a remarkably low toll for such a powerful shift in the Earth’s crust. President Michelle Bachelet declared

US Accuses China of Provoking Philippines

US Accuses China of Provoking Philippines

The United States criticized China as provocative Monday after its coast guard tried to block a Philippine vessel that was rotating troops in the tense South China Sea. The attempted Chinese blockade, which led to a two-hour standoff with the