NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — “As manufacturing picks up across the United States, Alabama has become an unexpected beneficiary. The state — best known for agriculture and textiles production — is enjoying the best pickup in industrial manufacturing in five years … read more >

CNET.com — “Nicholas Merrill is planning to revolutionize online privacy with a concept as simple as it is ingenious: a telecommunications provider designed from its inception to shield its customers from surveillance. Merrill, 39, who previously ran a New York-based … read more >

From my article in today’s Washington Examiner, “Gas prices are complex, but not mysterious“:  Simply put, oil supplies matter. Larger supplies of secure oil — oil that won’t be withheld from the market for political reasons — can result in … read more >