by altha-admin | Jul 12, 2011 | Articles
The United States has suspended a multi-million dollar aid package to Pakistan.Two ways to evaluate this dramatic (or drastic) shift in policy:1) Too little too late.2) Better late than never.1) The Pakistani government t has thrived on illicit and undeserved handouts...
by altha-admin | Jul 12, 2011 | Articles
The United States is discontinuing the NASA space shuttle program. Ending lift off was never a more timely investment. The United States wasted time and money outdoing enemy nations with space exploration.Besides, there's far more empty space to contend with here...
by altha-admin | Jul 8, 2011 | Articles
Paul White is getting the classic treatment.He came in dedicated to doing what he could to clean up major problems on a troubled campus. He was selected to improve a school in complete disrepair. He did his job, and now he's getting punished for it. What is the...
by altha-admin | Jul 7, 2011 | Articles
The states have codified more a efficient and politically expedient means for balancing a budget. The United States Congress might want to take a hint from them.Governor Chris Christie (and to a lesser extent Governor Jerry Brown) exercise wide discretion with the...
by altha-admin | Jul 7, 2011 | Articles
Will a law requiring a balanced budget a balanced budget make?Tea Party advocates are pressing for the United States to pass a "Balanced Budget Amendment", a move which would coerce the United States Congress to live within its means.Yet is such a mechanism...
by altha-admin | Jul 7, 2011 | Articles
Syria, Iran, China: behold the new Axis of Evil.Syria is shaking.Iran is trembling.China is worried, for good reason. They hold much of the world's debt, and nations seem poised to default. The roaring engine of economic recovery in China will come to a crashing...
