Briefing

Global Warming Retakes

by Paul Brian on March 10, 2011

What are the facts behind the theory of global warming, and do they justify EPA regulations on greenhouse gases? Is Professor Richard Somerville of the University of California at San Diego right when he says “we know CO2 is increasing and it’s because of humans” ? This was the question at the heart of a […]

Sharing Productivity @ CAP

by Richard Thornburgh on March 7, 2011

The current economic downturn that has plagued the middle and lower class workforce sees little sign of overturn. But, several experts on economics and the labor force have proposed an alternative management model that focuses on productivity of the worker rather than overall corporate success. Hosted by the Center for American Progress, “Inclusive Capitalism for […]

Eggsploitation Exposed

by Torey Hall on March 4, 2011

Women around the US and the world are mentally persuaded to sell their bodies for a chance to help infertile couples. Jennifer Lahl, founder and President of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, exposes why women sell their eggs and what the unseen health risks of egg donation are in the new movie Eggsploitation. […]

Governors Score Obamacare

by Richard Thornburgh on March 3, 2011

As the debate continues on national health care, the U. S. House Energy and Commerce Committee convened to question expert witnesses – Governors from Mississippi, Massachusetts and Utah – on alternatives to Obamacare. The hearing took place on March 1st, the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the HR-3962, his Affordable Health Care for […]

Rumsfeld Returns

by Richard Thornburgh on February 28, 2011

In an effort to promote his new book, Known and Unknown: A Memoir, former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, facilitated a discussion with conservative supporters and colleagues. Hosted by The Heritage Foundation and moderated by Heritage president, Edwin Feulner, Mr. Rumsfeld addressed an array of opinion and fact in his book. While Secretary Rumsfeld’s […]

Broken Bulbs

by Torey Hall on February 17, 2011

Conventional wisdom says if it isn’t broken there is no reason to fix it. U.S. citizens are told that their traditional Thomas Edison light bulbs are broken, worn out and costly and they will have to use a new one, a better more efficient one. We are living in an age that says conventional wisdom […]

Meet The Press Secretaries

by Richard Thornburgh on February 16, 2011

At The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs recently, four former press secretaries shared their thoughts and insights on their job and the media in, “Live From The White House: Making and Shaping the News.” Dana Perino and Ari Fleischer were both graduates of President George W. Bush’s administration, while Mike McCurry […]

Relying on the Unreliable

by Torey Hall on February 15, 2011

We live in a country that loves a winner. There is no doubt about it; we can forgive someone of their public sins if they continue to remain in the spotlight. Mitchell Prell, in his new book Underdogma, asks “why then do we also love the underdog?” There has been a shift in American culture— […]

Parental Rights UNplugged

by Torey Hall on February 8, 2011

When the UN cannot influence people with their ideas through discussion they seem to push ideas through law, a parents’ rights group claims. Autonomy obviously makes things easier than open discussion and open promotion of their plans, but where that fails is in America. It fails because you have companies like the Parental Rights who […]

Iran vs. Iranians

by Richard Thornburgh on February 4, 2011

Dating back to the 1979 Iranian revolution that lifted Ayatollah Khomeini to power and boldly challenged President Jimmy Carter, the US-Iranian relationship has been strained, to say the least. Now, in order to stress the reality of Iranian conflict with nuclear weapons, director Alex Traiman has developed a chilling and inspired documentary titled “Iranium”, which […]