War and Peace
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Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected
Once prosperous and cultured, Venezuela has become destitute, crime-ridden, and hopeless. Young socialists should take heed.
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Assassination Is the Enemy of Liberty
Debate is inefficient, messy, and noisy — but replacing speech with political violence risks shredding the fabric of society, and suppressing truth itself.
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Confucius and Trump’s Department of War
The US military’s global flailing has little to do with ‘defense.’ Returning to an accurate label might be a step toward policy realism.
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Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?
The Constitution is designed to check the power grabs of reckless men. Will Congress and the Courts defend the rule of law against an increasingly lawless executive branch?
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Decentralized Defense: How Ukraine’s Lean Military Outperforms Expectations
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense buys from a competitive market of private firms. The Pentagon could do the same — if it chose innovation over incumbency.
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80 Years After Total Surrender, Japan’s Strong Institutions Still Deliver
A combination of constitutional and commercial fixtures set Japan up for stability and growth, even as its Southeast Asian neighbors struggled.
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Trump’s Dilemma: Can He Be Anti-Iran and Anti-War?
Trump has condemned and campaigned to end America’s “forever wars.” Will neocon warhawks goad him into Iranian regime change?
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Could Quitting the United Nations Backfire?
Leaving the UN may satisfy critics, but it would cost the US some of its most powerful tools for shaping international outcomes.
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Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.
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Nixon to Now: How the Kitchen Debate Came Home
The recent wave of protectionism is not about efficiency or economic growth. It’s about national control — about engineering particular outcomes.
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Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected
Once prosperous and cultured, Venezuela has become destitute, crime-ridden, and hopeless. Young socialists should take heed.
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•
Assassination Is the Enemy of Liberty
Debate is inefficient, messy, and noisy — but replacing speech with political violence risks shredding the fabric of society, and suppressing truth itself.
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•
Confucius and Trump’s Department of War
The US military’s global flailing has little to do with ‘defense.’ Returning to an accurate label might be a step toward policy realism.
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•
Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?
The Constitution is designed to check the power grabs of reckless men. Will Congress and the Courts defend the rule of law against an increasingly lawless executive branch?
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Decentralized Defense: How Ukraine’s Lean Military Outperforms Expectations
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense buys from a competitive market of private firms. The Pentagon could do the same — if it chose innovation over incumbency.
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80 Years After Total Surrender, Japan’s Strong Institutions Still Deliver
A combination of constitutional and commercial fixtures set Japan up for stability and growth, even as its Southeast Asian neighbors struggled.
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Trump’s Dilemma: Can He Be Anti-Iran and Anti-War?
Trump has condemned and campaigned to end America’s “forever wars.” Will neocon warhawks goad him into Iranian regime change?
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•
Could Quitting the United Nations Backfire?
Leaving the UN may satisfy critics, but it would cost the US some of its most powerful tools for shaping international outcomes.
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•
Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.
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•
Nixon to Now: How the Kitchen Debate Came Home
The recent wave of protectionism is not about efficiency or economic growth. It’s about national control — about engineering particular outcomes.