Reprinted by permission of Ray Abernathy. Ray's website is available at: http://www.rayabernathy.com After a brief hiatus, FLBP is back with a new look, a new hook and a new book […]
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National Security Letters Reform Act, H.R. 3189
April 15, 2008 Hon. John Conyers, Jr., ChairmanHon. Lamar S. Smith, Ranking Minority MemberHouse Committee on the Judiciary2138 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515-6216 Re: National Security Letters Reform Act, H.R. 3189 Dear […]
Read moreThe Fed’s Risky Business
The Fed’s Risky Business by William F. Shughart II Before being appointed Federal Reserve Board chairman, Ben Bernanke was known best in academic circles for his work on the Great […]
Read moreZimbabwe’s Monster
Zimbabwe’s Monster by Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Robert Mugabe’s defeat in the recent elections in Zimbabwe is the beginning of the end for that country’s octogenarian tyrant. Although the government claims […]
Read moreYoo-surping Power for the Executive Branch
Yoo-surping Power for the Executive Branch by Ivan Eland More memos have recently surfaced that were written early in the Bush administration by John C. Yoo from the Justice Department’s […]
Read moreThe World’s Bravest Blogger
The World's Bravest Blogger by Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The Cuban government has finally blocked access to a Web log written by Yoani Sanchez, a young woman who has caused a […]
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