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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Putting Lipstick on a Pig: More Doublespeak on the Situation in Iraq by Ivan Eland Some things never change. In a continuation of the Bush administration’s Orwellian doublespeak on the […]
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Can Environmentalists and Economists Agree? by Art Carden, Mike Hammock Can environmentalists and economists agree? If so, on what? The answer to both questions is: “It depends.” Philosophically, environmentalism consists […]
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That Speech by Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Almost any form of political incorrectness has a seductive quality about it, even if what is said or written is downright outrageous. But when […]
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Key to Getting a More Restrained Foreign Policy: Modify Defense Subcontracting? by Ivan Eland During the early days of the Clinton administration, Colin Powell, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]
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The Crash of 2008 by Ray Abernathy Reprinted by permission of Ray Abernathy. Ray's website is available at: http://www.rayabernathy.com They say hindsight is always 20-20, so let’s take a trip […]
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