January 2011
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Revolt of the Elites →
Certain varieties of culture — and politics — are much more likely to get branded elitist than others. It’s striking, for instance, how few complaints one hears about the elitism of movie, TV, or pop music production, when these usually require millions of dollars to get off the ground. Equally few protests are uttered about the barriers to entry in running political advertisements. In fact it...
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Our Government-Funded Mission to Make Haiti... →
The Tyranny of Defense Inc. →
Article on Eisenhower and military contractors.
Largely overlooked by most commentators was a second theme that Eisenhower had woven into his text. The essence of this theme was simplicity itself: spending on arms and armies is inherently undesirable. Even when seemingly necessary, it constitutes a misappropriation of scarce resources. By diverting social capital from productive to destructive...
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The Crying Shame of John Boehner →
A hatchet job on John Boehner
Recent polls show that only 13 percent of Americans approve of the job performance of their national legislature — which makes our elected representatives even less popular here at home than, say, Al Qaeda is in Pakistan.
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The Grim Threat to British Universities →
Good Manners in the Age of WikiLeaks →
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Bankers will take bonuses because they weren't... →
Is male promiscuity the main route of HIV/AIDS... →
The Case of Missing Cigarettes →
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