As an American-made robot slowly wheels itself across a Martian crater, a titan of U.S. space exploration is laid to rest. An invisible torch of far-more-than-Olympic significance has been passed from Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong to the scientists and astronauts of the twenty-first century. Mr. Armstrong was the first member of our species – [...]

By Kevin Hansen This article also appeared on The Huffington Post. Last Wednesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled his administration’s latest salvo in its war against obesity. This time, it’s a soda regulation to prohibit movie theaters, food trucks and fast food chains from serving sugary drinks in cups that hold more than 16 ounces. [...]

By Kevin Hansen One year ago, a quiet Sunday evening was transformed by one of the most sensational news stories of the past decade: an elite team of U.S. Navy SEALS had secretly entered Pakistan, stormed an Al Qaeda compound and assassinated Osama bin Laden. A determined-looking President Barack Obama walked briskly up to the [...]

By Kevin Hansen Included in President Obama’s recently-announced 2013 budget is an $8 billion proposal for a Community College to Career Fund. If appropriated, these funds will be used to retrain two million out-of-work Americans and place them in high-demand, skilled jobs. It’s a worthy goal. However, such a proposal will fall far short of [...]

By Kevin Hansen As the perennial punching bags of government budget fights, public sector workers need to take back the national narrative. Recently, government employees and their benefits have come under prominent attack in states like Wisconsin and Ohio. Unfortunately, the public rarely hears the real story—that the true culprits of underfunded pension liabilities are [...]

An Open Letter to Secretary of Commerce John Bryson by a Former Government Staffer By Kevin Hansen The United States is in an economic coma, and newly sworn-in Secretary of Commerce John Bryson is charged with waking it up. President Obama’s economic agenda is running out of time. The economy needs fast action, and in [...]