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Monthly Archives: October 2011
US Hurries to Strengthen Ties with Pakistan Amid Strategic Withdrawal Preparations
World politics is a peculiar game. It often leaves countries with strange bedfellows. That is exactly what is playing out between the US and Pakistan. As the US prepares to lighten its footprint in Afghanistan, it is turning to its … Continue reading
So Why Haven’t Keynesian Models Worked?
Increased government spending has so far failed to impact unemployment and production. So how could have the simulations been so off? Because there are four major omissions from Keynesians. First, big increases in spending and government deficits raise the prospect … Continue reading
Kim Jong-il Bans Citizens Working in Libya to Return to North Korea
Is there supposed to be a downside to this? What is so bad about not being allowed back to a starving, impoverished country ruled by a Stalinist tyrant? Nonetheless, Kim Jong-il is taking no chances in allowing citizens who have … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs
Tagged Kim Jong-il, Libya, Libyan revolution, North Korea, Stalinism
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Income inequality and the GOP’s hard sell
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a massive study on the trends in the distribution of income between 1979 and 2007. The results are clear: income inequality is very real and growing. During this period the after-tax income for highest … Continue reading
Are We Losing Our Economic Freedom?
Regulations, spending, and debt are all contributing to our economic decline. Available in this video are the trends and statistics that shows the widening gap between prosperity and economic freedom. The video is brought to you by the folks at … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged American economy, Debt, Economic Freedom, government spending, regulations, unemployment, United States
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Merkel Warns Peace Not Inevitable if Euro Fails
Well here is a real possibility that has heretofore gone unmentioned. It is not an unquestionable, or even a crazy possibility, to consider should Europe’s collective economy fail. In a dark blue jacket reflecting the mood in and about the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Affairs
Tagged Angela Merkel, euro, Europe, European economy, eurozone, Germany
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AIA Says Military Cuts Will Cripple Defense and Add to Unemployment
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) commissioned a study [PDF] to measure the likely impact on US employment, were automatic cuts to be triggered by a lack of consensus from the Super Committee. The conveniently scary result is a loss of … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged American defense industry, American Military, military cuts, Super Committee
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Qatar Reveals It had Troops in Libya
Well this is interesting. Now that Qaddafi has been removed, Qatar revealed for the first time that it sent troops to Libya to assist the rebels and NATO forces. "We were among them and the numbers of Qataris on the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs
Tagged Libyan rebels, Libyan revolution, military intervention, Muammar Qaddafi, Qatar
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Phaedo
It was the eminent Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead who said, “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” Since the time of Plato, Western philosophers have been wrestling … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Western Culture, Western Education
Tagged education, Phaedo, Plato, Socrates, western philosophy
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Savior Generals in War
What makes a country effective in war? Is it industry, nationalism, manpower, or sacrifice and defense of the homeland? Unquestionably, it is all of these things and under certain circumstances one plays a larger role than the others. Victor Davis … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military
Tagged Great Captains, military generals, military strategy, warfare
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Knocking Over the ‘American Empire’ Myth
Johan Goldberg debunks American imperialism in the wake of our departure in Iraq, and coming draw down in Afghanistan. If America truly had designs on Empire building, our mission and focus would have been entirely different in Iraq and Afghanistan. … Continue reading
Mixed Results for Perry’s New Flat Tax Plan
Governor Rick Perry released an essay through the Wall Street Journal in which he states On Tuesday I will announce my "Cut, Balance and Grow" plan to scrap the current tax code, lower and simplify tax rates, cut spending and … Continue reading
