Syria has always been among the Middle East's most repressive dictatorships, in addition to serving as the home to terrorists that have killed American soldiers and non-combatants in Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and more. Now, Syria is under fire from within; since March 2011, thousands of innocent Syrians have been killed in ruthless assaults by the Assad regime. While government forces continue to bombard major cities with appalling brutality, US strategic interests argue for intervention in this pivotal Arab country.

Much has been said and written about the underhanded attempt by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to enjoin, as an "unfair labor practice,"Boeing's decision to locate a big production facility in right-to-work South Carolina.

By combating Frederick Taylor's theories on worker efficiency, Unions have become their own worst enemy.

The inaptly named Employee Free Choice Act may be the most grievous threat to future prosperity.

The deal between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corporation may well go down as the most important agreement in the long history of U.S. labor relations.

The private sector has lost 2.5 million jobs since the Obama administration's stimulus bill was passed but the public sector has added 416,000 jobs over the same period, showing that private sector workers and their families are bearing the brunt of the recession while government workers enjoy federal largesse.

Attempts to thwart Wal-Mart's efficiency-induced low prices and good service through labor, environmental, zoning or other type laws or regulations would lower the welfare of the American people.

Strengthened disclosure, combined with elimination of union and corporate soft money and a ban on union and corporate electioneering, would provide concrete changes in the roles of unions and companies in campaigns.