Here on the 87th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s declaration of war that ushered the United States into World War I, I think it is appropriate to resurrect some superb commentary from the great Ludwig von Mises in his book, Omnipotent Government : The fateful error that frustrated all the endeavors to safeguard peace was precisely that people did
The former head of HealthSouth said in court filings Monday that the Sarbanes-Oxley law he is accused of breaking is unconstitutional and that the government used it to file multiple charges for the same conduct to inflate the gravity of its case against him. According to the Birmingham News : T he other motion asks the court to dismiss the three
For all those closeted Keynesians still lurking out there touting the positive effects of government spending on economic growth, I offer this follow-up to Jeff Tucker’s post . An article in the NY Times states: Neither [political] party addressed the unexpected contribution of military spending to economic growth. It accounted for $17.4 billion
The July 2004 issue of Common-Place features an essay by Stephen Mihm, entitled “ Accept No Imitations: The Campaign Against Counterfeits, Past and Present .” Mihm discusses how, from colonial times to the Civil War, “counterfeiters operated with impunity,” becoming “folk heroes” because there was no central control over paper money issuance.
Chris Westley gets a letter from Kirkuk, Iraq, about his article : That was a great article on government employees, but perhaps I can add something that may help you understand why Marines (and other elite military) put those stickers on their vehicles. I’m a former Marine currently in the Army in Special Ops and there are a number of reasons why
A very interesting article by Franklin Foer appears in today’s NY Times : “ Once Again, America First .” Foer talks about how conservatives, with their typical distrust of government power, have begun to turn against the Bush administration’s neo-Wilsonian desires to “democratize the Middle East.” The critics include George Will, Patrick Buchanan,
Just a note to bring your attention to an article of mine, written this past May, which was posted today to SOLO HQ. “ Bush Wins! “ is my assessment of the President’s good chances of being re-elected. Here’s an excerpt from the essay: ... if there is anything the last year has shown, it is that events move rapidly, while Bush keeps pace. A parade
My article, Caught Up in The Rapture ,” was just reprinted on the SOLO HQ website. The article was written in June, and it appears in the August-September issue of The Free Radical . In many ways, it is a sequel to my recent essay, “ Bush Wins! ,” providing a kind of sociological underpinning for my view that a Bush victory is more than likely.
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