Remember this post from a week or two ago? “The right/neo-cons are keeping the Navy active in empire-building around the world instead of defense … and the political left is making sure the war machine is using green fuels that…
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It’s Getting A Bit Drafty In Here
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Collectivists of all stripes, from right to left seem to love the idea of a military draft. While we can almost expect this from the political right, it’s sad to see from the political left. Milton Friedman famously opposed it.…
Is A Blockade The Ultimate In Buy-Local?
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Thinking more about this post from last year. If buy-local is such a boon for the locality (whatever that may be in a given situation), why do the recipients/victims of a blockade respond to it as an act of war…
We’re Getting It From Both Sides On This Deal, Navy Edition
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I can’t help but feel that the U.S. taxpayer and person interested in liberty is getting from both sides of the political spectrum on this deal. The right/neo-cons are keeping the Navy active in empire-building around the world instead of defense ……
Schumer Blasts Obama Over Drones!
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“Schumer Blasts Obama Over Drones!” That’s what a proper headline would read in a sane world. But instead Schumer is concerned with Google’s pic-taking drones. He’s apparently troubled by Google’s drones taking pics, but okay with Obama’s drones killing people,…
Thoughts On Flame, Iran, and Responsibility
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1. If the U.S. government was behind the Flame and/or Stuxnet malware that appears to have intentionally targeted Iran, isn’t that an overt act of war? If we discovered another country’s government did this to the U.S., would we consider…
Is Iran The New Iraq?
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Keep this in mind as the war drums beat louder for Iran. I am very embarrassed to say that I was sucked in all the way by the lies of the Bush regime as we invaded Iraq. Man whose WMD…
Why My Lai and Not Hiroshima?
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Dr. Bryan Caplan makes a compelling argument, by asking some very uncomfortable questions. A good (and brief) read worth your time. Tell Me the Difference Between My Lai and Hiroshima, Bryan Caplan – Library of Economics and Liberty: In the…
Is Ron Paul An Isolationist?
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Sheldon Richman with a good column on the charge that Ron Paul is an “isolationist.” Opposing Imperialism Is Not Isolationism by Sheldon Richman: When pundits and rival politicians call Ron Paul an “isolationist,” they mislead the American people — and…
Book Review: Crisis and Leviathan by Dr. Robert Higgs
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In the last two years I’ve been a lot of essays, columns, etc. from economist Dr. Robert Higgs. Most recently I finished his classic work: Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government. He has really opened…