Fear: The Foundation of Every Government’s Power by Robert Higgs In the dreary march of no-news stories about the war in Iraq, little changes from day to day, or even […]
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Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War
Wouldn't it be great if wars could be fought just by the assholes who started them? – The Postman
Global Struggle against Violent Extremism: Marketing Gimmick or Ominous Turn?
Global Struggle against Violent Extremism: Marketing Gimmick or Ominous Turn? by Robert Higgs Say good-bye to the GWOT and, so far as the Bush administration is concerned, good riddance, too. […]
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The Failed “War on Terror”
The Failed “War on Terror” by Dr. Ivan Eland U.S. government officials, both politicians and career bureaucrats, always imply that a tradeoff exists between security and liberty and that […]
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The Lying, Manipulating, and Despicable Douglas Feith
Sheldon Richman of the Future of Freedom Foundation on Zen and the Art of Iraqi Regime Change: What does it mean to overemphasize the presence of what is absent? That […]
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The Politics of Troop Withdrawal
The Politics of Troop Withdrawal by Dr. Ivan Eland In Iraq, like everywhere else, if things don’t add up, it is safe to assume that politics is involved. Although […]
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Rolling the Dice on India
Rolling the Dice on India by Dr. Ivan Eland President George W. Bush, undeterred by the abysmal failure of his risky gamble in Iraq, is rolling the dice for even […]
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A Roving Ethical Problem
A Roving Ethical Problem by Dr. Ivan Eland Much of Washington is abuzz about whether Karl Rove, the president’s deputy chief of staff and chief political operative, or perhaps […]
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Why Did Terrorists Strike London?
Why Did Terrorists Strike London? by Dr. Ivan Eland Watching the major U.S. television networks after the London terror bombings provided little illumination about why that city was chosen for […]
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Negotiations with Iraqi Rebels Are a Good Start But Not Enough
Negotiations with Iraqi Rebels Are a Good Start But Not Enough by Dr. Ivan Eland Although Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld denied that the United States is losing the war […]
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Time To Learn From The Past (or Letting Capitalism Do Its Thing)
Ivan Eland, a Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute on The U.S. Government Should Stop Meddling in the Oil Market: Hawks and protectionists have seized on a bid by the […]
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