Topic: War and Peace

Washington Blob Wreaks Death and Destruction Abroad, Avoids Accountability and Responsibility at Home

– April 14, 2022

“Washington policymakers need to put America—its people, territory, liberties, prosperity, and security—first. To retake its claimed role of global leader Washington paradoxically will have to relearn the value of humility.” ~ Doug Bandow

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Why Not One China and One Taiwan?

– April 2, 2022

“Beijing should learn from Moscow’s stalled blitzkrieg in Ukraine that invasion of another’s homeland and decapitation of a sitting government may not be easy, despite overwhelming advantages in terms of advanced weaponry and numbers of military personnel.” ~ Dean Peng & Christopher Lingle

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The War That Never Ends

– April 2, 2022

“Manufacturing Militarism offers a compelling mix of theory and history. Coyne and Hall show us how useful economics can be for understanding the war on terror and the propaganda that sustains it.” ~ Nathan P. Goodman

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Whoopi, Maus, and 80 Years of American Jewry

– March 24, 2022

“It is now they, not Jews, who must take to heart the phrase ‘Never Again.’ My Gentile friends should ask themselves: If it comes to it, when the mobs come, will I take in and protect my Jewish friends?” ~ Daniel Asia

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From British Tea to Russian Vodka; A Brief History of Boycotts

– March 24, 2022

“From government bans to customers pouring it in gutters by the gallon, Americans are saying ‘nyet’ to Russian vodka, expressing their anger over the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.” ~ J. Mark Powell

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Why Declare War?

– March 15, 2022

“Due to overzealous delegation and the erosion of an important Constitutional check, people can die, the nation’s reputation can be sullied, and fortunes can be lost, or made, without the real democratic accountability afforded by formally declaring war.” ~ Robert E. Wright

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Ludwig von Mises’s Free Market Agenda for a Postwar Ukraine

– March 10, 2022

“Ukrainians will have to not only rebuild their country but decide which ideology will be the foundation for their country’s future. The ideal one would be Ludwig von Mises’s proposed ideology of a ‘perfect free market economy.'” ~ Richard M. Ebeling

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Punish the Russian Government, Not the Russian People

– March 8, 2022

“Instead of thinking of new ways to punish Russians, Americans and others of goodwill should look for ways to help Ukrainians. Aiding refugees and allowing them into America would be good places to start.” ~ Doug Bandow

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How Will Russia Respond to Financial Sanctions?

– March 7, 2022

“The sanctions are intended to increase the cost of war for the Russian government. Russia currently finds itself outside of the global financial system. Over time, however, the burden of financial sanctions will weaken.” ~ James L. Caton

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Making US Foreign Policy About Americans

– February 26, 2022

“Policymakers should put the interests of the American people first. How to best protect them? Remember the disasters resulting from Washington’s recent string of endless wars, and ponder the coming fiscal tsunami.” ~ Doug Bandow

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Hayek’s Ghost Haunts the Hills of Afghanistan

– February 23, 2022

“Unless Hayek’s insights on the futility of central planning fueled by constructivist rationalist obsessions with remaking the world are taken to heart, such costly mistakes will continue to happen.” ~ Zachary Yost

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Deescalate Conflict in Ukraine

– February 22, 2022

“Only the stupidest of blunders could bring the Americans fully on to team Ukraine, and Ukrainians suffering from the aftermath of Euromaidan understand the fruits of political positioning without the capabilities to back it up.” ~ Todd Myers

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