The Sinister Purpose Behind Bush Administration Lawlessness July 20, 2009Ivan Eland The seeming irrationality behind the George W. Bush administration’s “against the grain” (and the law) policies on torture, warrantless domestic […]
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When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence. – Gary Lloyd
No Tears for Them in Argentina
No Tears for Them in Argentina July 1, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The midterm elections in Argentina have dealt a devastating blow to President Cristina Kirchner and her husband, former President Nestor […]
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Honduras—Zelaya’s Coup
Honduras—Zelaya’s Coup July 1, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Anytime a bunch of soldiers break into a presidential palace, pick up the president and put him on a flight to exile, as happened […]
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The Winner in Honduras: Chavez
The Winner in Honduras: Chavez June 30, 2009Alvaro Vargas LlosaNew York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune In the weeks leading up to Honduras’s coup, President Manuel Zelaya, an ally of Hugo Chavez […]
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Europe Goes Right
Europe Goes Right June 10, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The European parliamentary elections have dealt a devastating blow to the left. Even if many of the victorious right-wing parties have been responding […]
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Uribe Must Be Stopped
Uribe Must Be Stopped May 27, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—No one who has talked to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe can be surprised that his country’s Senate has now approved a constitutional […]
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Obama’s First 100 Days: A Mixed Record
Obama’s First 100 Days: A Mixed Record April 27, 2009Ivan Eland Attention always focuses on a president’s first 100 days. The media—and the rest of Washington—correctly realize that historically a president’s […]
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Peru’s Legacy of Graft
Peru’s Legacy of Graft March 18, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Most books on corruption in Latin America are politically biased, confuse symptoms with causes or get mired in the purely sensational. […]
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Welcome to Washington
Welcome to Washington January 14, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The capital of the United States is flooded with visitors for the presidential inauguration. Mention of this city sometimes evokes the wildest […]
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Shoehorning the Bush Legacy
Shoehorning the Bush Legacy December 22, 2008Ivan Eland Although we thought that the signature moment of George W. Bush’s presidency would have been his standing in a flight suit before […]
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