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The article assesses the decision of the University of Colorado at Boulder to hire a conservative as a visiting faculty member. Topics discussed include the privately funded program aimed at bringing conservative perspectives to the university, the liberal polices of the university, and its political science department program.

The article focuses on the U.S. green energy projects which under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, have disbursed cash grants of 9.8 billion dollars from 2009 to 2011. It explains where most of the funds was spent which included Spanish utility Iberdrola and the German energy giant, E. On. It cites a report "Beyond Boom and Bust" from environmentalists which suggested to restructure energy subsidies and instead invest in research and development of energy-related technologies.

The article discusses the relationship between ideas and power as shown by the public feud between the Koch brothers and Cato Institute. It states that it is difficult to pass judgment on the legal and management issues that have surfaced as a result of the Koch-Cato conflict. According to the author, outsiders may not know all that has passed between Koch brothers and Cato's management over the years that contribute to the current impasse.

The article offers a comparison between Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister. It notes that both Churchill and Gingrich have been dismissed by members of their own party as a genius without judgment. It states that Gingrich is being suggested as the next Churchill. Questions that must be asked to judge whether Gingrich might have the qualities of Churchill are offered.

The article focuses on the varying treatment of the U.S. government of the 2011 uprisings in the Middle East. According to the author, the U.S. government has been contradicting itself with its treatment of Middle East dictators Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Muammar Qaddafi of Libya. According to the author, Rutgers University political scientist Benjamin Barber is to blame for the moral blindness of Qaddafi, whom he described as a complex and adaptive thinker as well as an efficient autocrat.

The article comments on U.S. Representative Paul Ryan's financial plan of April 6, 2011. According to the author, Ryan's budget plan is more than just fiscal balances and that the most interesting part about the plan is whether it would eviscerate the welfare of the state or rescue it. The statement of American political journalist Jacob Weisberg with regard to Ryan's financial plan is presented.

The article presents the turnaround in appraisal of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan by the liberals. It details the liberals' acknowledgment of Reagan's greatest achievement which is ending the Cold War while they neglect to reveal their continued opposition to his every move, such as his "evil empire" speech, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and his foreign policy. It describes Reagan's conservativism as rooted in the Constitution's restraints on the centralization of power which could well be the inspiration for the Tea Party of the 21st century.

The article offers an outlook for the outcome of the international climate-change summit in Cancun, Mexico in December 2010 based on a North-South Summit held in the same city in the fall of 1981. The 2010 conference is currently at its second week. The North-South dialogue that is expected to facilitate the New International Economic Order in 1981 has met its demise after then-President Ronald Reagan allegedly criticized American intransigence. The German newspaper "Neue Zurcher Zeitung" claimed the climate summit is an economic one.

The article discusses the political history of the administration of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. It examines the unity of the domestic and foreign statecraft by Reagan. It mentions the focus of Reagan on the subject about the U.S. Founders and the U.S. Constitution. Furthermore, it states the series of disappointments Americans have felt on the following administrations after the rule of the Reagan administration.

The article focuses on the debate between the conservatives and Republicans regarding Ronald Reagan and his presidency in the U.S. during his period. It specifically mentions the author's dissonance with David Frum who offered weighty criticisms of the failures of Reagan years. He also expresses his challenge to the Reagan critics, the application of usable lessons to various circumstances, and his unbelief that chance is indifferent to human excellence.

The author explores the program of U.S. President Barack Obama on higher taxes in America and relates it to the principles of former President Ronald Reagan on the same matter. He notes that Reagan's principle may not be applicable to the present economic crisis of the country, under President Obama, which needs the intervention of the government to prevent the occurrence of further problems. He adds that making new amendments for securing new limits to the government would be more fitting.

This article presents the views of several commentators to the question: "What questions should conservatives be asking themselves as they look at the Republican Party field after the Michigan primary. Steven F. Hayward said that the victory of Mitt Romney in Michigan should make California more important for the party. John Hood explained that the party's presidential nomination race remains competitive. Pat Roomey asserted that the real question that should asked is who is the real conservative in the race.

The author contends that the selection of Al Gore as the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize has further debased the prestigious award. While the award went to people of genuine humanitarian or diplomatic accomplishment like Mother Teresa or Doctors Without Borders, now it goes to fraudulent and deceptive individuals like Yassir Arafat and Rigoberta Menchu. The author refutes the scientific premises used by Gore in analyzing climate change.

The author likens the Republican presidential candidates in the U.S. to the cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (TNG). He likens Ronald Reagan was Captain Kirk. He says that he hates TNG because the cast obeyed Prime Detective, which is the epitome of cultural relativism. He asserts that TNG is the model of bureaucracy as envisioned by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

The author reflects on the response of the scientific community to the anti-global warming campaign of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. He cites that veteran science reporter William Broad has criticized scientists who are alarmed by the extremism of Gore, in his article published in the "New York Times." He highlights the views of Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research director Mike Hulme that climate change campaigners confuse scientists about their assumptions on global warming.

The article presents the remarks of various experts on what does last November 7, 2006's widespread U.S. Republican electoral losses mean for the conservative movement. Lee Edwards said that conservatives should remind themselves that they do not live by politics alone and that conservatism is a way of life. Bruce Frohnen said that Every conservative knows that the party deserved its shellacking because Republicans pursued disastrous, liberal policies at home and abroad.

Discusses the effects of global warming on the environment. Role of global warming in the occurrence of tsunamis; Background on several incidents that showed climatic changes in the U.S., as of January 2005; Factors that contributed to the development of temperature changes.