In The Secret History of the Bush Administration, James Risen points out the poisonous effect the neocons had on George W. Bush. The neocons bullied Bush into the Iraq war and have been proven wrong by history. Now the neocons are back in the media in full force, agitating for more U.S. military involvement in […]
A Large Army For America—Yes or No?: Part I
Originally posted March 8, 2014. The Wall Street Journal and neocons and their sympathizers vote yes. Cato Institute’s Chris Preble and Ben Friedman, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Boston University professor Andrew J. Bacevich and Dick Young vote no. Mr. Preble’s The Power Problem is America’s manifesto for safety and prosperity. In the past I have […]
Trump Aims to End America’s “Global Mission” Says Cato Institute’s Chris Preble
America has unofficially been tasked with the defense of its allies for nearly seven decades. Despite blowing it big with the debacle that became of Vietnam, and barely making due in Korea, and more recently spending trillions in the Middle East with little to show for it, America has maintained its place as the world’s […]
Erik Prince: Slash the Pentagon by 40%? Easy
Originally posted December 9, 2013. The founder of Blackwater and former Navy SEAL Erik Prince offers this startling assessment, Mr. Prince explains that the Pentagon budgets $2.1 million for every active duty soldier. Blackwater, by comparison, could put a highly trained operator on the field of action for just $400,000/yr. Regarding Benghazi, Mr. Prince believes that […]
Putin Advisor Alexander Dugin: Anti-American, Anti-European and Powerfully Expansionist
Originally posted April 14, 2014. Alexander Dugin’s neo-Eurasianism conceives of a Eurasian state that would incorporate all the former Soviet states and would go so far as to establish a protectorate over all EU members. For Dugin, the enemy is the United States. Alexander Dugin also would have Vladimir Putin push into the east and […]
Cato Institute’s Chris Preble: Could President Trump Drag America into a New War?
Cato Institutes Chris Preble: Your and my #1 source on defense and foreign policy studies My friend Chris Preble is VP for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. To get off on the right foot here, I will tell you that Chris is the best there is on the subject of America’s […]
Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell’s Golden Rule on Spending Captures America
UPDATE 5/31/2017: This is now more vital than ever. The Trump budget meets the Golden Rule guidelines, but what will Congress do with that bit of leadership from the President? Milton Friedman knew what the answer to growth and prosperity was. And today Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell is following in Friedman’s steps with Mitchell’s golden […]
United Air and How a Free Market Bestows Real Power to the People
Unless you locked yourself away in your wine cellar since the beginning of this month, you are well aware of the appalling course United Airlines took regarding the removal of a passenger (albeit stubborn and defiant). After Dr. Dao refused to comply with requests/orders from the crew to give up his seat, security guards beat […]
Here’s the Best Recipe for Poor Nations’ Success
Dan Mitchell introduces a video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explaining the recipe for growth and prosperity that can help poor nations prosper. The recipe for growth and prosperity isn’t very complicated. Adam Smith provided a very simple formula back in the 1700s. For folks who prefer a more quantitative approach, the Fraser […]
Is Trump’s Bold New Plan Step One in Better Government?
My friend Chris Edwards at the Cato Institute writes that President Trump has given his budget director Mick Mulvaney a strong mandate for reducing the size of government. Government has grown too fast for too many years, and a substantial reorganization is necessary if America wants to maintain sustainability. Chris writes: This is a promising […]
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