Congressional Republican leaders had a banner final week:Passage of the energy bill,the highway bill,and CAFTAwas major league.

Iran's new Bolivarian buddies--Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, and Rafael Correa --are not the most cautious cats in the Western Hemisphere. But they look like Bismarkian "satisfied powers" by comparison to the drug cartels that are an increasing part of Iran's anti-American network.

In Ecuador, Rafael Correa continues to trample democratic institutions, although regrettably nowhere to be found is any expression of concern by the Obama administration.

Please join us for a timely panel discussion on the state of freedom of expression in the Americas.

The decision today by Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa to expel U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges has little to do with hurt feelings over circumspect observations in a Wikileaked cable. Rather, this move signals Correa’s intention to create a political free-fire-zone in his country, as he cracks down on internal opponents and imposes the "Chávez model."

The Transatlantic Law Forum (TLF) will host its fifth annual conference on October 28–29 at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. The topic of the conference is "Constitutionalism in Crisis?"

Countries such as Singapore, South Korea, and Chile have enjoyed enormous success by embracing capitalism and developing their economies. But while capitalism may open the way for democracy, it has not always proved possible to create free markets under universal suffrage. Electorates that are not dominated by a property-owning middle...

Countries such as Singapore, South Korea, and Chile have enjoyed enormous success by embracing capitalism and developing their economies. But while capitalism may open the way for democracy, it has not always proved possible to create free markets under universal suffrage. Electorates that are not dominated by a property-owning middle...