Chavez’s Stumble November 26, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The opposition made important gains in the recent state and local elections in Venezuela. It will now have some political strongholds from which […]
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Interesting Discussion at JREF
When I told my story online about a rape I endured many years ago, I knew it would periodically spark debate and discussion threads at various places on the 'net. […]
Read moreThe Pilgrims’ Real Thanksgiving Lesson
The Pilgrims’ Real Thanksgiving Lesson November 25, 2008Benjamin Powell Feast and football. That’s what many of us think about at Thanksgiving. Most people identify the origin of the holiday with […]
Read moreMilitary Action May Sometimes Be Moral and Constitutional, But Not Smart
Military Action May Sometimes Be Moral and Constitutional, But Not Smart November 24, 2008Ivan Eland President-elect Barack Obama—showing the obligatory toughness toward foreign “evildoers” needed (especially by Democrats) in American […]
Read moreRussia’s Bare-Knuckle Policy on Oil
Russia’s Bare-Knuckle Policy on Oil November 23, 2008William F. Shughart II If President-elect Barack Obama and his top advisers learn nothing else from Russia’s invasion and occupation of South Ossetia […]
Read moreWhat Do the New Deal and World War II Tell Us About the Prospects for a Stimulus Package?
What Do the New Deal and World War II Tell Us About the Prospects for a Stimulus Package? November 21, 2008Price V. Fishback Everybody is talking about the stimulus package, […]
Read moreInspiring Letter From A Survivor
As long-time readers know, I am a rape survivor and only recently began to work on healing from that long ago trauma that I had repressed for nearly two decades. […]
Read moreFinancial Market Panic Unjustified
Financial Market Panic Unjustified November 19, 2008Robert Higgs The conventional wisdom, as President-elect Barack Obama told 60 Minutes viewers Sunday night (Nov. 16), is that “banks aren’t lending.” But as […]
Read moreCongo, Death with No Angels
Congo, Death with No Angels November 19, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—When both sides have a point in a war, you know you are in deep trouble—in deciding whom to help, […]
Read moreDéjà vu for California’s Budget, Terminator-Style
Déjà vu for California’s Budget, Terminator-Style November 17, 2008William F. Shughart II Those wearing green eyeshades in Sacramento seem to think that by taxing and spending more they can “create” […]
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