Shapiro and Kamarck: Remember Europe’s Cap-and-Trade Experience
The tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should make us face the hard choices before us as the result of our dependence on fossil fuel. We know that we have to put a price on carbon.
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The tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should make us face the hard choices before us as the result of our dependence on fossil fuel. We know that we have to put a price on carbon.
All people should be afforded the opportunity to use and enjoy the amazing technology that is available. We can all agree on that point.
In recent years, the question of whether and how the government should regulate the Internet has moved to the forefront of the telecommunications debate.
This research and development leads to innovations such as text messaging, cable television and high-speed Internet access that probably would not have emerged without patent protection.
Some are playing online poker, placing a bet on the Super Bowl or wagering on the outcome of March Madness — all activities, which if done responsibly, should be allowed.
Without nationwide deployment, the public safety network will consist of a patchwork of new broadband technologies and old analog radios and will be no more interoperable than it is today.
A Swartz ally, Craig Regelbrugge, co-chairman of the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform, told me that “you won’t secure the border without dealing with the economic migration piece, especially
“Without fail, every administration in my adult life, regardless of party, has pushed unfair trade,” Hare said. “America’s auto industry and work force are finally back on their feet.
Without naming him, Pelosi took aim at House Minority Leader John Boehner’s comment that the Wall Street reform package that the House passed Wednesday was “killing an ant with a nuclear weapon.”
No, but it should change the debate surrounding her nomination.
We can’t do one without the other, and there is little time to waste.
before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Petraeus attempted to walk a fine line between supporting White House policy and assuring concerned Senators that the U.S. will not withdraw from the region without
Before the gulf widens further, and without changing course too dramatically, the U.S. can still restore relations with Latin America. The foundational framework is already there.
But Lee, who also appeared on “Meet the Press,” said she feared a war without end and hoped the president does not backtrack on the July 2011 date.
Instead of a knee-jerk overreaction, the president and Congress should pursue rational policy. There is a middle ground.
In that regard, there have been recent public reports that Saudi Arabia will let Israel overfly a portion of its territory, should Israel feel it necessary to undertake military action against Iran
Thus, risks are properly priced into the business, as they should be. Finally, the Price-Anderson Act creates enormous insurance capacity without bankrupting the industry.
The AOC management, meanwhile, can dispute the proposed bargaining group; for example, officials could argue that employees other than guides and visitor assistants should be included.
The disclosure law for tax-exempt front groups could and should be changed so that it is as easy to follow the political money through front groups as it is through lobbyists.
These damaging provisions would be replaced with commonsense solutions that will lower health care costs without increasing the size of government or our skyrocketing debt.