U.S.A: Not #1!

    And, sources for those of you interested: Life expectancy: Study: U.S. Slipping Down Life Expectancy Rankings, Life Expectancy Wiki Democracy index Freedom of the Press index as reported by Reporters Sans Frontières Internet Speed: US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed and World Results by Speedtest.net Prison Population Corruption Perception Index, Also reported by Transparency International Quality / efficiency of […]

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China as an Innovation Center? Not So Fast

An impressive volume of patent filings conceals serious challenges to Beijing’s R&D aspirations. By ANIL K. GUPTA AND HAIYAN WANG Hardly a week goes by without a headline pronouncing that China is about to overtake the U.S. and other advanced economies in the innovation game. Patent filings are up, China is exporting high-tech goods, the West […]

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The Debt Crisis Explained

Imagine a family that earns $50,000 a year but is spending more than $88,000 with a credit card balance of $330,000.  The discussions around the kitchen table are likely to be a little tense. Proportionally, that’s where Washington’s finances are today, and that’s why the national discussion is a little tense, too. Even these figures […]

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Boehner: No ‘Blank Check’ for Obama

Boehner Responds to Obama’s Address: ‘The Bigger the Government, the Smaller the People’ In his response to President Obama’s televised address to the nation Monday night, House Speaker John Boehner stuck to his guns, giving no indication he would be willing to compromise with the President on a debt deal. During his address, Boehner asserted […]

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When America Paid off the National Debt

Winter has turned to spring and spring has turned to summer, but Congress and the White House are still debating how to handle the limit on our national debt.  In the 1830’s, however, President Andrew Jackson set about an even more daunting task: paying the debt off entirely.  America accomplished that feat in 1835, and […]

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Faith Leaders Meet with Obama to Protect Welfare State

On July 20, 12 Christian leaders met with President Obama at the White House to voice concerns about the prospect of budget cuts to government welfare. The group included Jim Wallis of the liberal social justice organization Sojourners and representatives from the National Association of Evangelicals, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Salvation Army, […]

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Kentucky Faith-Based Organization Helps Poor Achieve True Human Flourishing

Adding to the looming national debt crisis, means-tested government welfare spending continues to skyrocket, with no significant improvement in poverty rates. Private, faith-based community leaders, however, are successfully helping low-income individuals escape poverty and maintain economic independence. Within the crime-ridden neighborhoods of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in between crack houses and subsidized apartments stand restored homes whose […]

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