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President Ronald Reagan loved to say that, "America is a shining city on a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere." And so it has been since the days of Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop, who on his way to the New World in 1630 added that "the eyes of all people are upon us." Indeed, the American dream has been so inspiring that people from every corner of the world have sought refuge and opportunity on our shores. The linchpins of this dream have always been freedom of speech and religion, the rule of law, property rights, the [...]

The 2008 International Conference on Climate Change that recently convened in New York showcased an impressive array of scientists, economists and academics united in their concerns over the state of climate science and the lack of robust debate within the scientific community. Hosted by the Heartland Institute and featuring such distinguished guests as Hungarian Physicist Dr. Miklós Zágoni, Lord Christopher Monckton of Britain, Czeckoslovakian President Vaclav Klaus, ABC Journalist John Stossel, and the founding Director of Meteorology at The Weather Channel, Joseph D'Aleo, the conference served as a forum for several hundred noteworthy experts to meet and present their evidence that [...]

Second of a two-part series After 20 years, it should be clear that the Brundtland Commission’s goal of meeting people’s basic needs has not been met in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the 1960's, sub-Saharan African nations have received an estimated $500 billion in foreign aid, yet the entire continent today accounts for just 2% of global gross domestic product despite having 13 percent of the world’s people. Sub-Saharan Africa is in very short supply of energy and power, especially electricity, and overland trade is greatly hindered by an almost total lack of infrastructure such as highways. Millions die each year from diseases [...]

When the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)was first founded back in 1985, we had little idea that 22 years later we would be in the middle of the fight for economic freedom for the world’s poor. For years, in speeches, articles, and on our daily Just the Facts radio commentary, we have argued for positive approaches to solving environmental problems through technology and human ingenuity – and that people are the earth’s greatest resource. Our work soon took us around the world – to environmental summits and world trade conferences in places like Kyoto, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Cairo, Marrakesh, and [...]