The go-to argument for many liberals, especially when talking of reforming Social Security/Medicare or any other unsustainable program is “people will die.” Talking of “folks” dying certainly grabs attention. And, as Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner points out, “Who wants to argue about economic incentives when lives are at stake?” In the bigger picture, though, it […]
Archives for August 2017
Chinese are Building a ‘Hack Proof’ Quantum Communications Network
Chinese scientists have successfully sent the world’s first quantum key distribution (QKD) from the world’s first quantum satellite which was launched on August 16th, 2017. The QKD traveled over a record breaking 1,200km (746 miles), shattering the previous record which was a mere 100km (62 miles). Any attempt to steal the keys changes the particles […]
Alexander Dugin—the Most Dangerous Man in Russia?
Originally posted April 7, 2014. Alexander Dugin has Vladimir Putin’s ear. Dugin is perhaps Russia’s biggest promoter of Eurasianism, a philosophy that is powerfully expansionist. Dugin sees Russia much bigger than it is today and is a champion of expanding further in the Ukraine. Dugin’s philosophy is anti-Western, anti-liberal, and totalitarian in nature. Alexander Dugin’s […]
Preble: A Recipe for Continued Conflict
President Trump has chosen to continue the war effort in Afghanistan. Trump has been criticizing the Afghan effort for years, but is now surrounded by generals in his administration who have been preoccupied with “winning” there for over a decade. They and others like them have convinced the president that either for some military purpose, […]
Whether Left or Right: Totalitarianism Deserves Scorn
When communists and Nazis are battling in the streets, don’t allow yourself to be pulled on to one side or the other. Totalitarian ideas are bad no matter what form they take. Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute explains why here: …I much prefer the coercion found in western democracies compared to the totalitarian versions of […]
My Expert Advice: Your Insider’s Guide on Paris
Here are some great books that will help you on your way. Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine and the End of France by Michael Steinberger Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Jean-Benoît Nadeau Suite Francaise by Irene Neminrovsky and Sandra Smith Stuff Parisians Like: Discovering the Quoi in […]
America Faces the Same Problems in Afghanistan as in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq
The drawn out war in Afghanistan seems to be headed toward two decades of misguided intervention. With President Trump’s re-engagement in the remote, mountainous country, America is repeating the same mistake it made in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. As in those conflicts, America’s battlefield enemies in Afghanistan find safe haven in neighboring countries, namely Pakistan. […]
Wealthy Connecticut Can’t Tax its Way to Stability
For years Connecticut’s cities have been relying on a morphine drip of state aid to get their books balanced. But now the state itself can’t afford to hand out all that aid and the drip is coming to an end. The state’s capital city Hartford, as I have written, is on the verge of bankruptcy. […]
USAF Seeks New ICBM in Troubling Nuclear Times
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing $349 million and Northrop Grumman $328 million in development contracts for America’s next intercontinental ballistic missile. The new missile will replace the aging Minuteman III ICBMs currently in service. The USAF will choose either Boeing or Northrop in 2020 for the final development phase. The USAF estimated, in […]
Trump and Afghanistan: Not What America Voted For
George W. Bush was elected on a foreign policy line that said America wouldn’t be the world police anymore. Barack Obama was elected in part for his promises to end America’s overseas adventurism. Donald Trump promised an “America First” foreign policy. Now Americans have been fooled three times in a row, at least. With his […]
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