Originally aired on 12/28/09 on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360.” Charles Peña, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, provides perspective on the fairness and effectiveness of the new TSA security measures implemented after the attempted bombing on Christmas day.
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Was George W. Bush the worst president ever? Ivan Eland examines Bush’s presidency and those of his predecessors to determine if their policies promoted peace, prosperity, and liberty while upholding the Constitution they swore to protect.
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From ancient times to the present, politicians, bureaucrats, and interest groups have gained resources and control over the public by playing to people’s fears of various “crises” and by offering “solutions” that often only make problems worse.
