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=2196 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2196 By Ivan Eland; From the administration that used the 9/11 tragedy to violently pursue an unrelated vendetta against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, we get Round Two. After a cyclone devastated portions of Burm... Mon, 12 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2195 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2195 By Mike Moore; Far from the glare of presidential politics, a serious debate is taking place on the future of U.S. space policy. Speaking recently in Colorado Springs, where the U.S. Air Force Sp... Fri, 09 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2193 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2193 By Robert Higgs; a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides"Thucydides tells us that "the strong do what they will, while the weak suffer what they must." We reca... Fri, 09 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2194 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2194 By William F. Shughart II; Gov. Schwarzenegger, facing new mountains of red ink, is trying to drum up support for his proposal to reform the state's budget process. With up to $20 billion in red ink for... Thu, 08 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2191 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2191 By Carlos Sabino; GUATEMALA CITY -- After 60 years in power, Paraguay's ruling Colorado Party was pushed aside April 20 by a charismatic former Catholic bishop promising economic and political refo... Thu, 08 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2185 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2185 By Alvaro Vargas Llosa; WASHINGTON -- It could be said that Latin America will come of age politically the day that Pemex, Mexico's oil behemoth, ceases to be a state monopoly. Until that happens, the psyc... Wed, 07 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2182 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2182 By Ivan Eland; Although Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr. has treated us to nutty and racist rants, which included saying that the even more bigoted Minister Louis Farrakhan is one of the greatest voices of the 20... Mon, 05 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2189 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2189 By Ivan Eland; At the passing of the 25th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon--the first large suicide bombing to target Americans--the time is right to ask the p... Sun, 04 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2184 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2184 By Stephen Baskerville; Family fragmentation costs taxpayers at least $112 billion annually in antipoverty programs, justice and education systems, and lost revenue, according to a report released last week. Astoni... Sun, 04 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2183 http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2183 By John Semmens; To reduce traffic congestion, some argue that highly subsidized light rail transit is a good solution. It is not uncommon to hear advocates claim that a light rail (LRT) line can carry as mu... Sat, 03 May 2008 21:20:02 GMT