EU Turns Its Back on Intellectual-Property Theft

When nations such as Brazil, China and India steal our intellectual property (IP), they are stealing from American companies, their employees and from the American people. This should become an issue vital to every American. Our economy suffers, our employment picture suffers and our prestige suffers when our patents are stolen or ignored. So I was astonished and disappointed to see the European Parliament reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a multinational... Read More

Egypt Needs a US History Lesson

The good news is that Egypt has held its first democratic election. The bad news is that they held their first democratic election. If Egyptians were looking for change, they are getting it, but not what they had envisioned after the Mubarak government was toppled by a popular uprising. The military appears to be in charge and can veto anything that the new leaders propose. Many of Mubarak’s confederates remain in power. And there will not be a parliament or constitution for... Read More