Did the Iraqis actually live better lives under the iron fist of dictatorship? One cannot be sure, but in Iraq, many are starting to ask this question, which, by itself, is proof of failure.
These representatives of the American people — who do not exactly balk every time an opportunity to teach the world a lesson appears — present a pitiful image of their prized democracy
By reducing U.S. energy dependence, shale gas contributes to the renewal of a strategic focus for the country: the stabilization of the oil trade with Middle Eastern suppliers.
Proving pessimists wrong, the United States managed to come to a halt at the edge of the fiscal cliff at the very last second. It has not, however, backed away from it.