Doubts about Prime Minister Kan's leadership are growing. He will be judged by how he responded to the earthquake and how he positions Japan to emerge as strongly as possible from the disaster.

In July 2011, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appointed Maj. Gen. Rostam Qassemi of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as oil minister,[1] bringing the number of former IRGC officers in his cabinet to twelve out of eighteen. Yet the IRGC's seizure of the Oil Ministry could have far reaching economic,...

With gas prices soaring, we can't ignore the success of horizontal hydraulic fracturing of shale gas and the profound importance of natural gas on America's energy future.The availability of cheap natural gas is expected to continue well into the future.

By maintaining a focus on encouraging domestic natural gas production, we can make the United States more energy independent, minimize the environmental impact of producing energy and foster economic and job growth.

It has become a cliché to suggest that sanctions are not the silver bullet to shut down Iran's nuclear weapons programs. Part of the problem has been the "too little, too late" nature of almost every effort at sanctions.

Intellectual property is the foundation of our prosperity. To leave IP defenseless in nations like Brazil is to put this America's future at risk. Crack down now.

Nobody likes to see politicians grabbing free goodies for themselves, but it's the rest of the agreement that makes the $440 million stadium a really bad deal for the District of Columbia.

Environmental quality in Texas has improved under Governor Bush by virtually every useful measure.