Putting Lipstick on a Pig: More Doublespeak on the Situation in Iraq by Ivan Eland Some things never change. In a continuation of the Bush administration’s Orwellian doublespeak on the […]
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Can Environmentalists and Economists Agree?
Can Environmentalists and Economists Agree? by Art Carden, Mike Hammock Can environmentalists and economists agree? If so, on what? The answer to both questions is: “It depends.” Philosophically, environmentalism consists […]
Read moreThat Speech
That Speech by Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Almost any form of political incorrectness has a seductive quality about it, even if what is said or written is downright outrageous. But when […]
Read moreKey to Getting a More Restrained Foreign Policy: Modify Defense Subcontracting?
Key to Getting a More Restrained Foreign Policy: Modify Defense Subcontracting? by Ivan Eland During the early days of the Clinton administration, Colin Powell, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]
Read moreThe Crash of 2008
The Crash of 2008 by Ray Abernathy Reprinted by permission of Ray Abernathy. Ray's website is available at: http://www.rayabernathy.com They say hindsight is always 20-20, so let’s take a trip […]
Read moreShould the Federal Reserve be Abolished?
Should the Federal Reserve be Abolished? by Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve recently announced new measures to tackle the current financial crisis. They include helping J.P. Morgan Chase acquire […]
Read moreTruncating the Antecedents
Truncating the Antecedents: How Americans Have Been Misled about World War II by Robert Higgs Whereas historians obsessively trace every event’s causal lineage further and further into the past, nonhistorians […]
Read moreCoalition Letter regarding Federal Scientists and Whistleblowing
GROUPS ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM URGE CONGRESS TO INCLUDE FEDERAL SCIENTISTS IN PENDING WHISTLEBLOWER BILL March 18, 2008 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: In the next few weeks, […]
Read moreGroups across Political Spectrum Tell Congress to Include Federal Scientists
Groups across Political Spectrum Tell Congress to Include Federal Scientists in Pending Whistleblower BillCongress encouraged to include federal scientists in whistleblower bill Related Links Read the letter urging whistleblower protection […]
Read moreFive years of war: Let the country divide, and get out
Five years of war: Let the country divide, and get out by Ivan Eland As the fifth anniversary of the United States’ second-longest (next to Vietnam) and second-costliest (next to […]
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