War and Peace
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Trade Does Not Create A National Security Externality
Our choice to trade can’t impose externalities on some other interests’ desire for security. Government doesn’t have goals separate from its citizens’.
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‘A Man, A Plan, A Monopoly?’ More History of the Panama Canal
From the engineering challenges to pricing logistics, managing the canal requires significant time, expertise, and risk. But what’s the alternative?
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US Air Strikes on Iran: a Fool’s Errand Risks Forever War
Bombing Iran’s nuclear sites has no upside for American security interests. Have we learned nothing about the risks of endless war?
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Why China May Surpass the United States in the AI Supremacy Race
This isn’t a battle between China and the US — it’s a contest between abundance and scarcity, between entrepreneurial capitalism and bureaucratic centralization.
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TikTok Can Be Bad For Us, But Banning It Would Be Worse
If we use censorship to chase after the enemies of freedom, we do their work for them.
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The Unintended Consequences of US Intervention in Libya
As in many cases, the United States would be better off having done nothing than triggering such a calamitous descent into violent chaos.
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No, Spending on the Ukraine War is Not Benefitting Americans at Home
Military Keynesianism, creating humanitarian disasters to stimulate economic activity, is fruitless and dangerous.
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It Is Not 1938: Misusing Historical Analogies and Inflating Threats
The US is a remarkably stable global military power. Attempts to anchor us to key moments of past are usually lazy intellectual shortcuts, with sinister intentions.
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US and NATO at a Crossroads
On the 75th anniversary of NATO’s founding, we must seriously question if remaining militarily embedded in NATO and supporting it at the same level still makes sense for the United States.
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Spreading Democracy May Not Be in the United States’ Best Interest
“Not only is forced democratization likely to fail, but the very idea runs counter to a free, open, democratic society. Other countries should be encouraged to become democratic if they choose.” ~Andrew Byer
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Trade Does Not Create A National Security Externality
Our choice to trade can’t impose externalities on some other interests’ desire for security. Government doesn’t have goals separate from its citizens’.
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•
‘A Man, A Plan, A Monopoly?’ More History of the Panama Canal
From the engineering challenges to pricing logistics, managing the canal requires significant time, expertise, and risk. But what’s the alternative?
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•
US Air Strikes on Iran: a Fool’s Errand Risks Forever War
Bombing Iran’s nuclear sites has no upside for American security interests. Have we learned nothing about the risks of endless war?
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Why China May Surpass the United States in the AI Supremacy Race
This isn’t a battle between China and the US — it’s a contest between abundance and scarcity, between entrepreneurial capitalism and bureaucratic centralization.
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•
TikTok Can Be Bad For Us, But Banning It Would Be Worse
If we use censorship to chase after the enemies of freedom, we do their work for them.
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•
The Unintended Consequences of US Intervention in Libya
As in many cases, the United States would be better off having done nothing than triggering such a calamitous descent into violent chaos.
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•
No, Spending on the Ukraine War is Not Benefitting Americans at Home
Military Keynesianism, creating humanitarian disasters to stimulate economic activity, is fruitless and dangerous.
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•
It Is Not 1938: Misusing Historical Analogies and Inflating Threats
The US is a remarkably stable global military power. Attempts to anchor us to key moments of past are usually lazy intellectual shortcuts, with sinister intentions.
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•
US and NATO at a Crossroads
On the 75th anniversary of NATO’s founding, we must seriously question if remaining militarily embedded in NATO and supporting it at the same level still makes sense for the United States.
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•
Spreading Democracy May Not Be in the United States’ Best Interest
“Not only is forced democratization likely to fail, but the very idea runs counter to a free, open, democratic society. Other countries should be encouraged to become democratic if they choose.” ~Andrew Byer