Don’t Admit the Ukraine into NATO May 18, 2009Ivan Eland Of all the countries lining up to get under the United States’ protective shield in the NATO alliance, the Ukraine is […]
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Under the Cassock
Under the Cassock May 13, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The sex scandal of the Rev. Alberto Cutie, a Catholic priest well-known throughout the Spanish-speaking world who was photographed frolicking with a woman […]
Read moreHow the U.S. Empire Contributed to the Economic Crisis
How the U.S. Empire Contributed to the Economic Crisis May 11, 2009Ivan Eland A few—and only a few—prescient commentators have questioned whether the U.S. can sustain its informal global empire in […]
Read moreCoalition Letter to U.S. House re: H.R. 1207, “The Federal Reserve Transparency Act”
05/07/2009 Dear Representative, We, the undersigned organizations representing millions of Americans, encourage you to cosponsor H.R. 1207, “The Federal Reserve Transparency Act,” which would eliminate the restrictions on U.S. Government […]
Read moreWe Don’t Need Marx to Face This Global Economic Crisis
We Don't Need Marx to Face This Global Economic Crisis May 7, 2009Art CardenForeignPolicy.com During this time of global economic crisis, the venerable Karl Marx is enjoying newfound popularity. He is […]
Read moreBleak Future for Chrysler and GM
Bleak Future for Chrysler and GM May 6, 2009William F. Shughart II Early on in the New Deal, President Franklin Roosevelt repudiated private contract clauses that required payments to be made […]
Read morePreventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results
Preventing Post-Disaster Price Gouging Yields Devastating Results May 6, 2009Art Carden The world is mired in an economic crisis, people are wondering if capitalism still works, we’re a few short […]
Read moreAn American Eccentric
An American Eccentric May 6, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—With the market value of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway down 30 percent in the last year, financial oracles seem highly overrated. But a […]
Read moreHas a Stake Been Driven through Neo-Conservative Foreign Policy?
Has a Stake Been Driven through Neo-Conservative Foreign Policy? May 4, 2009Ivan Eland Neo-conservatives used the Republican Party as a vehicle to promote and employ their policies of muscular nation-building overseas. […]
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