Reprinted by permission of Ray Abernathy. Ray's website is available at: http://www.rayabernathy.com Okay, okay, okay. It’s time for another confession: My son-in-law Dick is a Republican. No really, a Republican. […]
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Where’s the Food?
Where’s the Food? by Alvaro Largas Llosa WASHINGTON — In the 1830s, Richard Cobden and John Bright started a campaign against the protectionist laws that were keeping food prices high […]
Read moreThe Schizophrenia of U.S. Farm Policy
The Schizophrenia of U.S. Farm Policy by Ernest C. Pasour Jr., Randal R. Rucker The price of the new farm bill, final details of which are being hammered out by […]
Read moreDangerously Counterproductive War on Terror
Dangerously Counterproductive War on Terror by Ivan Eland At the passing of the 25th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon—the first large suicide bombing […]
Read moreThe Other China
The Other China by Alvaro Largas Llosa WASHINGTON — The Olympic torch relay has galvanized international public opinion against the communist regime in Beijing, not a bad thing considering that […]
Read moreThings Unsaid at the Petraeus Hearings
Things Unsaid at the Petraeus Hearings by Ivan Eland According to General David H. Petraeus’s progress report to Congress on Iraq, the latest worst threat to the shaky U.S. position […]
Read moreExecutive or Imperial Branch?
Executive or Imperial Branch? by Ivan Eland More memos recently have surfaced that were written early in the Bush administration by John C. Yoo from the Justice Department's Office of […]
Read moreFranklin Delano Bush Pushes a Bad Idea
Franklin Delano Bush Pushes a Bad Idea by William F. Shughart II By signing legislation creating Medicare Part D, George W. Bush became responsible for the most significant expansion of […]
Read moreNational Security Letters Reform Act, S. 2088
April 22, 2008 Hon. Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman Hon. Arlen Specter, Ranking Minority Member Senate Committee on the Judiciary 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: […]
Read moreForum Exploited
I've uninstalled the forum due to an exploit that was – well – exploited aggressively this morning (2:00 am ET). The forum was seldom used and not a very popular […]
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