By: Glen Johnson The urban landscape of contemporary Moscow is a far cry from its Marxist-Leninist days. Indeed, one would now be hard-pressed to find a major American fast food company whose presence is not ubiquitous in Moscow; among more recent additions to the scene one will find Papa Johns, Wendy’s, and Burger King. The … Continue reading
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The Conflict between Environmental Regulation and Regulatory Principles
By: Alan Ahn One keystone of the American regulatory system is the cost-benefit analysis. In other words, the costs and benefits of various regulatory options should be accurately weighed, and the regulation ultimately selected should pose the least burden on society and provide the greatest net benefit. While this is a great idea on paper, … Continue reading
Colbert Report / Dpt. of State / Foreign Policy / Gov. Officials / TV / UN
The Most Colorful Ambassador
In a illuminating interview on the Colbert Report on August 15, 2011, the current US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, drew an curious parallel between the annual opening speeches on the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the famous Star Wars cantina scene. She did it in a joking tone, as expected from a show … Continue reading
Quintessential Class: The Origins of Bow Tie Tuesday
We have often pondered the nature of the tie. Why is it expected in certain environments to hang a tailored piece of cloth from your neck? Perhaps that question is too existential. That is for the sages of yore and the scholars of now to discuss. We have not reached that level of thought… yet. … Continue reading
The Jumbo-Slice Pizza Scheme
Have you ever played that game where one person says a single word and everyone else says the first thing that comes to mind? Lets play. I get to go first. Readyyy… FOOD STAMPS. What are you thinking about? Do you imagine something similar to a postage stamp, but that has a picture of a … Continue reading
Issues in Aligning Climate Change Strategies and Funding
For several years Americans have become increasingly aware of how their actions affect the future environmental state of this nation and the world. The “green movement” is a lifestyle individuals have adopted in order to help, but they alone cannot change the future of the environment. Policy makers, agencies, and state and local governments realize … Continue reading
Price Savings in GHG Regulations: The Flexible Standard
I recently wrote an entry on the estimated effects of recent EPA ozone regulations. In short, the EPA is currently finalizing rules regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing steam-boilers and refineries. My entry quantifies the estimated negative impacts on the U.S. economy. A study by Dallas Burtraw, Anthony Paul, and Matt Woerman addresses possible … Continue reading
American Exceptionalism
“The multiculturalism movement must be unmasked for the fraud that it is. There are superior cultures, and ours is one of them.”-Mitt Romney A quick look at the Republican presidential candidates for 2012 will reveal a very clear theme: American Exceptionalism. Romney, Gingrich, Bachman. You’d be hard pressed to find a candidate who does not … Continue reading
New Media and the 2012 Campaign
Twitter and Facebook are the social media hype, and there is a reason that political figures such as the 10 candidates for the 2012 Presidential election have put so much emphasis on these two forms of advertisement. As a recent CNN article explains, twitter and Facebook have become a powerful outlet for people to anonymously … Continue reading
DC Residents Dishonest?
As a Midwesterner, I was not surprised that Chicago ranked first in “honesty” in the social experiment/PR ploy recently conducted by Honest Tea. As someone who has lived in DC for 9 years, our capital’s third-to-last ranking didn’t surprise me much either. From my favorite local real estate blog Urban Turf: “On Tuesday, Honest Tea … Continue reading
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