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Canada and the Kyoto Protocol: Who Says Quitters Never Win?

By Rachel Marsden (Dec 21, 2011)

In a victory for common sense, America's top trading partner has become the first country to bail on the Kyoto Protocol before the nearly $7 billion in noncompliance costs... more

Punish Overspending European Leaders

By Rachel Marsden (Dec 13, 2011)

I've had it with this useless, ongoing charade to "save Europe." It's time to get serious and consider jailing and impeaching some of these European Union member leaders for... more

Spy Games

By Rachel Marsden (Dec 06, 2011)

WikiLeaks has begun time-releasing documents related to the global private intelligence industry. What exactly is this field, and what do you, as a citizen, need to know... more

An Alternative Agenda For The Durban Environmental summit

By Rachel Marsden (Nov 30, 2011)

Global leaders are set to meet in Durban, South Africa, from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, in an attempt to figure out how to continue their fight against "climate change" when the... more

U.S. And Europe threaten their own energy independence

By Rachel Marsden (Nov 22, 2011)

Canada's conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper, understands that energy means influence and independence. It would be tough to argue that Canada is on some kind of... more

Perry Debate Gaffe Highlights Hyperfocus on Image

By Rachel Marsden (Nov 15, 2011)

My new book, "American Bombshell: A Tale of Domestic and International Invasion," has just been published almost in lockstep with poor Texas Gov. Rick Perry's... more

The G-20 Dysfunctional Family Reunion

By Rachel Marsden (Nov 08, 2011)

The slogan for last week's G-20 meeting here in France was "New World, New Ideas." It should have been "Same World, Bad Ideas." High drama played out in front of the world... more

America Now More Pro-Civil Service Than Russia

By Rachel Marsden (Nov 01, 2011)

Russian's non-Putin President Dmitry Medvedev (a.k.a. President Placeholder) met with a group of small businessmen in Moscow over the summer to discuss their challenges. One... more

Obama Risks an Oil Opportunity

By Rachel Marsden (Oct 25, 2011)

Because it's the U.S. Army's Energy Awareness Month, it may be a good time to remind President Obama of oil's importance to economic security, and the role that wartime... more

Why Every American Should Care About the French Presidential Race

By Rachel Marsden (Oct 18, 2011)

Being a geopolitical analyst and forecaster often means having to explain to people in America how and why a single event in Africa, Russia or China will directly impact... more

Russia's Arctic Embrace: Cold War Reloaded

By Rachel Marsden (Oct 04, 2011)

In September 2010, the German news magazine Der Spiegel explained that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has a "soft spot for the Arctic," with Putin saying Russia... more

American Voices: Obama's International Outsourcing

By Rachel Marsden (Sep 27, 2011)

To gauge President Obama's lack of direct involvement on the international stage, you only have to look at the popularity polls in Europe, where his approval numbers still... more

Your Rights End Where Mine Begin

By Rachel Marsden (Sep 20, 2011)

As a conservative in favor of limited government, I'm often asked what kind of government intervention I do support. The answer is simple: I'm in support of people... more

Coca-Cola vs. Socialism

By Rachel Marsden (Sep 14, 2011)

  An American icon -- the Coca-Cola brand -- almost went to war to free common sense, which was being held hostage by the French government and knee-jerk... more

Will Leftists' Attempt to Ignite America Create a Spark?

By Rachel Marsden (Sep 06, 2011)

A "flash point" in law-enforcement terms is "a point at which someone or something bursts suddenly into action or being." One such point sits just ahead on the horizon in... more

Go Get the Lockerbie Bomber From Libya

By Rachel Marsden (Aug 30, 2011)

Does Barack Obama care that the terrorist convicted only a decade ago of killing 189 Americans is reportedly running around Libya? The Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset... more

Republican Primaries: A Guide to Vetting Candidates' Sex Lives

By Rachel Marsden (Aug 23, 2011)

Habemus Papam. That's what the Vatican says when it elects a new pope. It also should be what delegates scream at the Republican convention when the party's presidential... more

Could The London Riots Happen in America

By Rachel Marsden (Aug 16, 2011)

The riots that have ravaged urban England take root in phenomena that aren't exclusive to that country but are increasingly on the rise everywhere. Could the same thing... more

A Disconnect on Immigration

By Rachel Marsden (Aug 09, 2011)

Ipsos has just released a poll measuring citizens' perception of immigration in 23 countries. Despite what politicians around the world would have their countrymen believe,... more

So, I Guess We're All Terrorists Now

By Rachel Marsden (Aug 02, 2011)

Lone Nordic nutbar Anders Behring Breivik kills nearly 80 people in a terrorist attack linked to his frustration with growing multiculturalism. Suddenly, media reports... more

Global Warming Panel to Earth's Rescue, on Our Dime

By Rachel Marsden (Jul 26, 2011)

Hundreds of United Nations global warming scientists just met in France via Earth-destroying air travel, ironically at a time of unseasonably cool temperatures across France,... more

Bush Still a Bogeyman to Europeans

By Rachel Marsden (Jul 19, 2011)

If online comments and e-mails from friends are any indication, the overwhelming feeling about the American debt crisis here in Europe is that if Barack Obama is now in a... more

The Difference Between Truth and Justice

By Rachel Marsden (Jul 05, 2011)

A judge has lifted former International Monetary Fund Seducer-in-Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's house arrest, releasing him on his own recognizance while retaining his... more

Where the Jobs Are

By Rachel Marsden (Jun 28, 2011)

Walking around the world's largest air show, I've discovered that there is no economic crisis if one is willing to look hard enough to escape it. The Paris Air Show should be... more

Who'll Volunteer to Save the Socialists?

By Rachel Marsden (Jun 21, 2011)

As a free-market, limited-government conservative, I find the total implosion of the Greek economy to be the most stunning example of everything I've ever tried to warn about... more

How to Survive a Political Sex Scandal

By Rachel Marsden (Jun 14, 2011)

Democratic New York Congressman Anthony Weiner decided to take some photos of himself minimally burdened by cloth, send them to a few girls he met online, then complain that... more

The Stupidest Immigration Reform Idea You Haven't Heard About

By Rachel Marsden (Jun 07, 2011)

As Barack Obama inches toward reforming the immigration mess in America -- whenever that might be -- here's a stunning example of political rhetoric over substance. The... more

DSK Proves There's Shocking Wealth in Being a Socialist

By Rachel Marsden (May 31, 2011)

Apparently there's good money to be made as a professional socialist. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief and the French Socialist Party's... more

Canada's Harper a Role Model for Conservative Victory in the USA

By Rachel Marsden (May 24, 2011)

A few years ago, if Americans had been asked to name the world's most conservative countries, Canada likely wouldn't have been on most people's list. But as so many previous... more

What the Strauss-Kahn Incident Reveals About the Inner Workings Of France

By Rachel Marsden (May 18, 2011)

International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, known as the "Great Seducer" in his home country of France, flunked out at seducing New York Judge Melissa C.... more

Charlie Sheen And Toxic Fame

By Rachel Marsden (Feb 07, 2011)

Actor Charlie Sheen has been all over the news this week in the wake of yet another porn "star" and cocaine bender. As a result, his show "Two and a Half Men" has taken a... more

Obama: Blew Hu

By Rachel Marsden (Jan 27, 2011)

The red carpet rollout at the White House for Chinese leader Hu Jintao, complete with celeb-studded gala, is reminiscent of that time Ronald Reagan threw a ball for Mikhail... more