The last time US oil and gas companies were legally allowed to export crude oil, animatronic sharks plied the waters off Martha’s Vineyard during the filming of “Jaws,” Muhammad Ali toppled George Frazier in the legendary “Thrilla in Manila,” and the must-have holiday gift was the eas

For US oil refiners, the shale oil revolution our country is seeing is a bit of a good news/bad news situation. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced in June that total US crude oil production had reached its highest point in 26 years: an average of 8.4 million barr

On February 14, 1945, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia onboard the US Navy cruiser USS Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake segment of the Suez Canal.  This first face-to-face encounter between top American and Saudi leaders served as the foundation for

“My name is Tom Ridge. I am a recovering politician,” he clucks as he delivers the warm-up for the dozens of speeches he gives each year. Honorable Tom Ridge, former Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001), first assistant to the President, then US Secretary of Homeland Security (2001-20