Canada Copies US Customs August 26, 2009Ivan Eland Ironically, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was traveling to the United States to promote his latest film about post-9/11 racial profiling when he […]
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Misallocating Oakland’s Resources at Tourism Industry’s Expense August 25, 2009Jonathan Wyse As the city of Oakland grapples with a budget crisis born of fiscal profligacy, a cursory glance over the FY […]
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Small Government Caused Our Current Problems? August 21, 2009Robert Higgs As soon as I saw the headline of an August 10 article by financial columnist Peter Cohan, I knew that something was terribly […]
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The Tyranny of Oil August 19, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Recessions can be a good thing—they wring the excesses out of the economy and focus people’s attention on public policy mistakes that […]
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Iraq: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors August 17, 2009Ivan Eland In order to crow about its accomplishments prior to the January 2009 elections, the Iraqi government is knocking down concrete security […]
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Hugo Chavez's Imperial Chess Game August 12, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has never been coy about his imperial plans. What started as the Cuba-Venezuela axis now includes Ecuador, Bolivia, […]
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Treat North Korea As a Child Psychologist Would August 10, 2009Ivan Eland The world has been riveted by Bill Clinton’s dramatic rescue of two journalistic damsels from the clutches of Kim […]
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State’s Policy is to Leave Money Sitting Idle during Deficit Times August 6, 2009William F. Shughart IISan Francisco Examiner California’s political leaders are in the midst of celebrating their temporary “solving” […]
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Accountability Needed at Fed August 5, 2009Robert HiggsMcClatchy-Tribune Nearly 200 economists, mostly academics, have signed a petition urging Congress and the executive branch “to reaffirm their support for and defend the […]
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Are the Banks Out of the Woods? August 5, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Several U.S. banks posted impressive second-quarter earnings. Citigroup’s $4.3 billion, Bank of America’s $3.2 billion, Goldman Sachs’ $3.4 billion […]
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