Plus Ça Change . . . A Template for the U.S. War in Iraq by Robert Higgs The composition of a coherent historical narrative is no easy task. Fortunately, the […]
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Author: Robert Higgs
Bush’s New Defense Budget
Bush’s New Defense Budget by Robert Higgs When the Bush administration released its budget for fiscal year 2006 recently, the news media, as usual, had a tough time in making […]
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush: Some Unsettling Similarities
Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush: Some Unsettling Similarities by Robert Higgs In view of the ideological chasm that seems to separate the admirers of Franklin D. Roosevelt from […]
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The Iraq War—A Catastrophic Success
The Iraq War—A Catastrophic Success by Robert Higgs “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” —Matthew 6:21 On the campaign trail last October, Vice President Dick […]
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Benefits and Costs of the U.S. Government’s War Making
Benefits and Costs of the U.S. Government’s War Making by Robert Higgs In 1795, James Madison observed that “of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most […]
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