Air Power
Where does America get its electrical power, the annual four billion megawatt-hours of electricity consumed by our industries, cities, transportation, hospitals, homes and personal needs? Coal plants provide 51% of …
China Soon To Become Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitter
News out of both China and Canada is bolstering the Bush administration's decision not to ratify the Kyoto global warming treaty, choosing instead to seek technological innovation and participation in the Asian-Pacific partnership on Clean Development and Climate.
Medicare Trustees Report To Force Reform Debate
Deteriorating Medicare finances will force the federal government to consider reforming the nation's health care program for seniors, based on the just released annual report of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees.
The 2007 Trustees Report
The Current State of Social Security and Medicare
Examining the 2007 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
The U.S. Treasury Department will release the 2007 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports the afternoon of Monday, April 23. Just after the report is officially released, you are invited to get the inside scoop from the two Public Trustees.
Insuring the Uninsured: Five Steps to Improve the Massachusetts Plan
Massachusetts enacted an ambitious plan for near-universal health insurance coverage in 2006, the product of a compromise between then-Gov. Mitt Romney and the state Legislature. The cornerstone of the plan is mandatory health insurance. Individuals must purchase insurance directly or get it through an employer or Medicaid.
Gen. Tommy Franks
Retired General in the United States Army, previously serving as the Commander-in-Chief of United States Central Command
UN Climate Report Wrong On Hurricanes, Right On Adaptation
According to the NCPA, the recent severe and costly hurricanes are the beginning of a completely natural, not at all unusual, multi-decadal cycle that scientists have monitored for more than 100 years.
A Wiser Way For Retirees to Donate
Charitable gift funds are more than a toy of the nearly rich. They offer a surprising advantage to retirees with ordinary incomes. Using a charitable gift fund, a retired couple can increase their giving or increase the amount they spend on themselves. Or they can do a bit of both.
Perverse Incentives in Health Care
Originally Published in: The Wall Street Journal Our public-school system and our health-care system may seem as different as night and day. Yet both systems share something in common: Mediocrity …
Charles Murray
Dr. Murray will discuss his new book, "In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State"
Supreme Court Ruling Doesn't Mean EPA Will Regulate CO2 Emissions
The Environment Protection Agency is not required to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from tailpipes, contrary to the impression fostered in media reports about the U.S. Supreme Court's "rebuking the Bush Administration for its inaction."