True Patriots August 27, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Three images from the Beijing Olympics linger in my mind: Becky Hammon, as American as they come, winning a bronze medal with the […]
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Georgian Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Georgian Forum August 25, 2008Robert Higgs Well, maybe it’s not really so funny, especially if someone you care about has been […]
Read moreSocial Security Increases Poverty
Social Security Increases Poverty August 22, 2008Edgar K. Browning One of the most common arguments supporting Social Security is that it reduces poverty among the elderly. Last week, Barack Obama […]
Read moreMissile Defense May Cause Downward Spiral in U.S.-Russian Relations
Missile Defense May Cause Downward Spiral in U.S.-Russian Relations August 22, 2008Ivan Eland The U.S. missile defense program, which contributed to the deterioration of U.S.-Russian relations that helped generate the […]
Read moreGod’s Tribunal
God’s Tribunal August 20, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The recent campaign forum at Saddleback Church in which U.S. presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain answered questions from pastor Rick Warren, […]
Read moreJackbooted Thuggery By Transit Cops
Per the norm, violent thug cops beat up on citizens for not being subservient and sufficently scared: Two female cops were busted for punching, kicking and pistol-whipping a Bronx driver […]
Read moreFannie and Freddie Fleece the Taxpayers
Fannie and Freddie Fleece the Taxpayers August 18, 2008William F. Shughart II Readers of a certain age might remember the old newspaper cartoon of a man so down on his […]
Read moreFinding a multiracial identity, in small numbers
Finding a multiracial identity, in small numbers By Mike SwiftMercury News Article Launched: 08/16/2008 01:30:14 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge Sarah Gaskins and husband Lam Do, sit with their children […]
Read moreCrisis in the Caucuses
Crisis in the Caucuses The U.S. Should Be Wary of Strongly Backing Georgia August 15, 2008Ivan Eland Despite significant U.S. and Georgian culpability in the crisis in Georgia, most U.S. […]
Read morePutin the Terrible
Putin the Terrible August 13, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—In “Rebuilding Russia,” published as the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse, Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote that the “awakening Russian national […]
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