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The 1967 Outer Space Treaty designated space for peaceful purposes as the province of all mankind. Virtually all spacefaring nations now favor a new treaty to accommodate major changes in geopolitics and military technology. The United States, however, has blocked negotiations, citing potential threats to U.S. rights, capabilities, and freedom of action.
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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 peoples fears of various crises and by offering solutions that often only make problems worse.
Ivan Eland discusses the weaknesses of the Department of Homeland Securitys terror-alert system and the effects of airport screenings in an interview with CNN.
Ivan Eland takes a critical look at the Department of Homeland Securitys color coding terror-alert system in an interview with Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN.