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A Very Big Ten

Thu, 27 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

The Big Ten Conference touched off a brushfire in December by announcing it planned to expand. But the critics fail to recognize conference expansion—and conference destruction—as the natural byproduct of the evolutionary free-market system.

A Short Lesson In Scale (and Global Power Demand)

Mon, 24 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Talking about scale should be an integral part of our energy discussion given the large number of people who are contending that we must completely overhaul our energy and power delivery systems. But the quantities of energy involved are nearly impossible to comprehend.

An Important Silver Lining

Thu, 20 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Amidst all of the fear, panic, and growing stock market doom and gloom, I'd like to offer an important silver lining. Look no further than the sharply rising U.S. dollar.

A Note From The Editor & Publisher Of TCS Daily

Tue, 18 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

We're pleased to announce that at the end of this month, TCSDaily.com will be moving to its new home on the series' website, www.ideasinactiontv.com

Racing To Save ShoreBank, Spawn Of CRA

Mon, 17 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

The news that a group of other leading banks may ride to the rescue of ShoreBank, by industry standards a tiny institution, should add a new phrase to the justifications for bailouts. To "too big to fail," add "too good a cause to fail."

Politicizing Graduation

Fri, 14 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

The protesting students at Syracuse and Columbia don't care about the integrity of Dimon, Pandit, or their respective financial institutions. For the protesters, the CEOs are merely symbols of capitalism and convenient targets.

A Big-Bang, Trillion-Dollar Euro Burial?

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Oops. What the European leaders really meant to do with their big-bang, trillion-dollar sovereign-debt rescue was to save the euro currency, not to bury it.

Education Without Innovation?

Mon, 10 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Because of the success of Singapore Math, many schools and homeschool parents in the U.S. have adopted the method. But the U.S. is admired by Singaporeans for its ability to produce scientific and technological innovations.

ObamaCare: A NICE Kettle Of Fish

Fri, 07 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Opponents of ObamaCare should take heart. One of its main proposals is on the cusp of being repealed. Not here in America, but across the Atlantic in the United Kingdom.

The "Moderate Republican" Death Penalty Values of Justice Stevens - Part 2

Thu, 06 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

In the dominant media narrative, Justice Stevens is a modest, conventional Midwestern Republican. But how many moderates would agree with his values if the media revealed them? Part 2 of 2.