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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 6M ago

Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM) and the Emerging Markets

In June of this year, I traveled to Poland for business and I was quickly reminded of just how many people in Europe smoke cigarettes. Walking around Warsaw, men and women of all ages were lighting up with abandon. This prompted me to do some research on global tobacco consumption.  The stigma now a
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 11M ago

Conservative Critics of the Libya Campaign Aren’t Isolationist–They’re Realists

The continued military adventure in Libya, the House of Representatives' ambiguous rebuke of the President, and the President's recent speech on Afghanistan,  has led to a number of thoughtful articles on the current trajectory of our foreign policy which I wanted to share. Colin Dueck, GOP Isolati
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 1Y ago

Afghanistan Study Group Report

The Afghanistan Study Group issued this report last year.  I received a copy at a meeting this week and read it cover-to-cover.  It's a succicnt report yet manages to address the key issues at hand.  It certainly challenges the conventional wisdom and outlines a new strategy for what has become Amer
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 1Y ago

Tim Kaine: Cheerleader-In-Chief

http://cheerleaderinchief.com/
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 1Y ago

Atlas Shrugged Movie Trailer

Help promote conservative film.  Spread the word about Atlas Shrugged.  Check out the trailer here.
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 1Y ago

Obama’s Reticence on Libya Result of “Scheduling Issue”

See for yourself.
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 1Y ago

Libya Highlights Obama’s Foreign Policy Confusion

There are few things more important to a statesman than credibility and consistency when it comes to administering a nation’s foreign policy.  The Obama administration’s response to recent events in Egypt and Libya underscore its foreign policy confusion.  The White House has a peculiar habit of tre
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 1Y ago

It’s the Oil, Stupid – Part II

Oil prices jumped 8.5% today as the popular uprisings in Libya continued.  This is exactly what I was talking about last week in my post, "It's the Oil, Stupid."  Instability creates uncertainty and uncertainty drives up oil prices.  Because we're slaves to Middle Eastern crude oil, Washington has t
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Hope is Not A Foreign Policy · 1Y ago

Eric Cantor Continues to Draw Ire of Conservatives

Great piece from Erick Erickson at Red State aptly titled, "Eric Cantor's Failure of Leadership."
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