A Natural Gas Disaster by Alvaro Vargas Llosa BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Few things better illustrate the tragedy of Latin American populist and nationalist politics than the crisis related […]
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Happy Birthday, DHS!
Happy Birthday, DHS! by Ivan Eland The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just turned five years old. It seems like it was born just yesterday. The department’s growing pains have […]
Read moreDaylight Saving Time Costs Nation $1.7 Billion
Daylight Saving Time Costs Nation $1.7 Billion by William F. Shughart II Americans’ body clocks will suffer another jolt this weekend as daylight saving time returns and everyone (except […]
Read moreBarackary? Hillabama?
Reprinted by permission of Ray Abernathy. Ray's website is available at: http://www.rayabernathy.com Now that we’re sure that either Hillary or Barack will go into the Democratic convention in August with […]
Read moreMilitary Spending / GDP = Nonsense for Budget Policy Making
Military Spending / GDP = Nonsense for Budget Policy Making by Robert Higgs If we were inclined to borrow a phrase from Ronald Reagan, we might reproach the Pentagon bigwigs […]
Read morePutin’s Stooge?
Putin’s Stooge? by Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON — How ironic that the only way for Dmitry Medvedev, the new president of the Russian Federation, to liberate himself from the […]
Read moreNo More Pentagon Budget Games
No More Pentagon Budget Games: Real security needs, not an arbitrary baseline, should drive the numbers by Robert Higgs Oakland, Calif.—Despite his many shortcomings, former President Jimmy Carter had one […]
Read moreAccepting Reality Is No Vice, and Being Oblivious Is No Virtue
Accepting Reality Is No Vice, and Being Oblivious Is No Virtue by Ivan Eland America is an amazing place—one of the wealthiest and freest nations on earth. Yet because Europe […]
Read moreThere’s a Time and a Place for a Beanball
There’s a Time and a Place for a Beanball by Robert Higgs According to a February 28 Associated Press report, “The FBI took up the Roger Clemens case Thursday, told […]
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