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=3246 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3246 By Art Carden; emThe whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginar... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3244 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3244 By Robert H. Nelson; Aside from the original 13 states on the Eastern seaboard, most of the land in the United States at one time belonged to the federal government--a result of the Louisiana Purchase, th... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3243 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3243 By Ivan Eland; OAKLAND, Calif.--The Iranian vice president is threatening to use Iran's navy to close the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic if the U.S.-led oil embargo chokes off his nation... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3242 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3242 By Alexander T. Tabarrok; emThis is our national identity crisis in a nutshell: Do we want government spending half its money on redistribution and military, or re-dedicating itself to science, infrastructure, a... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3241 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3241 By Ivan Eland; Despite George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's efforts to topple foreign dictators and use military power to forcefully impose democracy from without, democracy usually works bett... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3238 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3238 By Art Carden; In 2010, President Obama's State of the Union Address went up against the announcement of the iPad and, in my opinion, a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/28/obama-steve-jobs-spe... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3237 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3237 By Emily C. Skarbek; On Jan. 9, the federal government's debt officially surpassed $15 trillion--an amount larger than the total annual output of the U.S. economy. Worse, the debt is increa... Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3236 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3236 By Art Carden; Here's a sad truth: if you're going to vote in the 2012 election because you're afraid the Right Candidate won't win (or the Wrong Candidate will) if you don't, t... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3239 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3239 By Vern McKinley; The recent sound and fury regarding Richard Cordray's appointment as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, though justified, ignores much more crucial financial-refor... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3234 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3234 By Ivan Eland; During every American war, politics are involved. And I am not referring to relating with the client government, "winning the hearts and minds" of the indigenous population, or ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT