Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa’s Future
by George Ayittey, (Palgrave/Macmillan 2005); 483 pages; $35.
So much promise, so little progress. Populated ...
Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society
by Robert Higgs (Independent Institute, 2004); 405 pages; $18.95.
The era of big government is over, famously proclaimed President Bill Clinton. Alas, a decade ...
Joel Miller, Bad Trip: How the War on Drugs Is Destroying America; (Nashville, Tenn.: WND Books, 2004).
Jeffrey A. Miron, Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition; (Oakland, ...
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Giving up on expansive nation-building ambitions is the only sensible course of action, for there are few successful models upon which to draw for Iraq.
America’s obvious successes are Germany and Japan, yet neither looks ...
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The United States easily conquered Iraq, but the war was only the beginning. Winning the peace is proving to be far more difficult. Destroying an unpopular, isolated dictatorship in a wreck of a country was ...
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In the aftermath of the 2000 inter-Korean summit, Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon explained, “We intend to remain a force for stability in that area as long as we are needed.” But U.S. forces weren’t ...
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The United States has defended South Korea (the Republic of Korea, or ROK) for 50 years. But newly elected ROK President Roh Moo-hyun suggests that his nation might “mediate” in any war between America ...
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Dubious international commitments have exacerbated the military’s recruitment and retention problems. Focus-group interviews have found young men to be reluctant to support America’s increasing role as international policeman. Reported two researchers at the Defense ...
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ON SEPTEMBER 11, it had been almost 60 years since the U.S. homeland had come under attack. As they did after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans turned to the military for their defense. ...
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Naturally, presidents and their aides have been creative in coming up with reasons to short-circuit the Constitution’s clear requirement. Those who thus torture the Constitution include many conservatives who normally proclaim the importance of ...
