WASHINGTON — With so much talk these days of America’s decline, it may sound strange to ponder the prospects for an American economic boom a decade or so from now. But that’s the thrust of two new studies, which have me thinking like Dr. Pangloss, Voltaire’s caricature of optimism. These analyses predict the repair of […]

Barack Obama on immigration President failed to deliver on a promised immigration overhaul, with the defeat of legislation that would have created a path to citizenship for young illegal immigrants enrolled in college or enlisted in the armed forces. Says he is still committed to it. Government has deported a record number of illegal immigrants […]

Share with others: <!—-> RHINEBECK, N.Y., a Hudson Valley village founded by Dutch settlers, has a fitting fascination with vintage mechanical things. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome houses one of the finest collections of flyable antique aircraft in the United States. And this weekend, the Hudson River Valley Antique Auto Association unofficially starts the region’s collector-car […]

First, the case that America is entering a new era of energy security: My expert here is Robin West, a friend who is chairman of PFC Energy, a Washington-based advisory group. He argues in a series of recent reports to clients that, because of the rapid expansion of oil and gas production from shale, America […]