The Importance of the U.S. Navy to American Security and Prosperity
It can be easy to lose sight of the importance of the U.S. Navy patrolling waters around the world. However, from historical, economic, and security perspectives a strong, globally positioned Navy remains crucial to American prosperity and leadership.
Brian SlatteryJune 3, 2016
What Works and What Doesn’t
Obama’s predecessors understood—innately, intuitively, inherently—that the free market is what works. It’s not a preference or an opinion. It’s not something that has to be tested or tried out. History proves it works. Empirical evidence proves it works. And both history and empirical evidence prove that socialism does not work.
Alan DowdApril 27, 2016
Which Africa Will Rise?
The Africa that will rise and then sustain its new heights is the Africa that will transform the lives of its smallholder farmers, and from the sound foundation of a healthy agriculture build the industries that are the true engines of national wealth generation.
Gideon StraussApril 22, 2016
Six Challenges Facing Africa in 2016
While I am an optimist with regard to global poverty alleviation, my optimism is sorely tested when it comes to my beloved birth continent, Africa.
Gideon StraussJanuary 20, 2016
Why I Am More Optimistic Than Ever
Bad stuff will continue to happen around the world in 2016. But there are good reasons to be optimistic.
Gideon StraussJanuary 8, 2016
How My Mind has Changed on Trade
Gideon Strauss explains how Joe Studwell’s How Asia Works has changed his mind on how developing countries should shape trade policies.
Gideon StraussDecember 29, 2015
The U.S.-South African Chicken War
At the intersection of Christianity and American foreign policy, trade matters as much as war
Gideon StraussDecember 4, 2015
