Topic: War and Peace

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

Government, History, War and Peace

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

Economic Education, Government, International, War and Peace

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

Crisis, Government, International, War and Peace

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

Crisis, Monetary Policy, War and Peace

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

Free Markets, Government, International, War and Peace

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

Classical Liberalism, Government, International, War and Peace

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

Crisis, Government, International, War and Peace

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

Crisis, Government, International, War and Peace

Biden Administration: Incompetent, Naïve, or Desperate?

– February 12, 2022

“Dealing with the Ukraine crisis might prove impossible for a president who is incompetent, naïve, and desperate. Buckle up, as the fabled (though probably faux) Chinese curse, ‘May you live in interesting times,’ comes true.” ~ Doug Bandow

Economic History, Free Trade, International, War and Peace

Lessons from the Tokugawa Shogunate 1603 – 1868

– February 5, 2022

“The impact of the Shogunate was one of stability and unification over the course of the 1600s. The Shogunate established peace and stability after a period of destructive civil war, which in turn allowed commerce and domestic industry to flourish.” ~ Robert F. Mulligan

Crisis, Financial Markets, International, War and Peace

Putin, Ukraine, and Covid

– February 2, 2022

“Russia is not, by far, the only nation for which the Covid pandemic starkly exposed a variety of limitations. But whether in volumes or a few paragraphs, history must reflect the role that one of many influences, a global pandemic, played.” ~ Peter C. Earle

Crisis, Government, War and Peace

As Nuclear Weapons Spread, US Should Close its Nuclear Umbrellas

– December 30, 2021

“Washington should abandon its policy of holding its national homeland and civilian population hostage for the security of other governments. It is time to shift policy before the US is expected to fight a nuclear war on behalf of someone else.” ~ Doug Bandow