Recent Articles and op-eds from the Independent Institute http://www.independent.org/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1) unlicensed version; http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:07:23 -0800 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:07:10 -0800 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2651 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2651 By Charles Peña; President Obama is considering two strategies for Afghanistan: sending in as many as 40,000 more troops to wage a full-blown counterinsurgency war (COIN in Army parlance), as General Stan... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2649 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2649 By Alvaro Vargas Llosa; WASHINGTON--Historical moments are best judged from a distance, when the eye is able to focus on the whole canvas. Given the misconceptions that seem to surround the fall of the Berli... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2648 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2648 By Sungno Niggol Seo; M. L. Weitzman in his paper "On Modeling and Interpreting the Economics of Catastrophic Climate Change" argues that a standard cost-benefit analysis cannot be used as a tool f... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2645 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2645 By Keith D. Malone; Abstract Over the past several years, Americans have become more aware and more vocal regarding the number of illegal aliens who have taken up residence in the United S... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2647 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2647 By William F. Shughart II; Although daylight-saving time was sold politically as an energy-conservation measure, it does no such thing. Studies conducted in Indiana prior to 2006, when that state operated under thr... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2643 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2643 By Ivan Eland; Although President Barack Obama has more empathy for the opinions of the Islamic world than his predecessor and seems to vaguely understand that they do affect U.S. security, he doesn#14... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2642 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2642 By Alvaro Vargas Llosa; WASHINGTON--Moises Naim, the editor of Foreign Policy magazine, recently wrote that what is said about Brazil today--that the country's potential has finally been unlo... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2641 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2641 By Donald J. Boudreaux; Here's a hot tip: Want to keep companies honest, make the markets work more efficiently and encourage investors to diversify? Let insiders buy and sell, argues Donald J. Boudreaux. ... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2640 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2640 By Ivan Eland; A recent article in the New York Times reported that the military has become frustrated with President Barack Obama because he hasn't quickly decided to risk more of their li... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2639 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2639 By Alvaro Vargas Llosa; WASHINGTON--Between August and December 2007, Latin America was enthralled by a political melodrama involving a suitcase with $790,550 confiscated after a private flight carrying Arge... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:20:02 GMT