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Resurgence of the Warfare State
The Crisis Since 9/11 (The Essential Robert Higgs)
The Independent Review
The Best of the First 30 Years
A Balance of Titans
Peace and Liberty in the New Multipolar World
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{content}Exorbitant and Rising Debt Is a National Security Threat
In the current American political circus, in which both political parties...
Post-9/11 Fear Grew the Surveillance State—Still Growing 25 Years Later
The U.S. government responded in ways that are so integrated into daily life that we no longer recognize them.
Trump’s ‘Low-Key’ Economic Strategy Won’t Work
Sanctions alone rarely force capitulation or even major concessions.
Happy Birthday to the Ever-Expanding National Security State
President Truman inaugurated the era of three-letter agencies in 1947, creating one set of rules for government and another for the rest of us.
The Case for a Managed U.S. Exit from NATO
As Europe grows stronger, the case for an open-ended U.S. commitment to NATO grows weaker.
War: The Dreaded Enemy of Liberty
The Founders understood that war strengthens the state while weakening the freedoms it claims to defend.
Market Power Is Overwhelming Governments
Superpowers remain powerful, but global markets increasingly limit what they can achieve.
What JFK Knew about Diplomacy that Modern Leaders Have Forgotten
In June 1963, less than a year after the Cuban Missile...
The Golden Dome: A $1.2T Missile Shield Built on Bad Economics and Worse Strategy
Missile defense in space is an expensive answer to the wrong strategic question.
Sink the Battleship (Program)
Why Congress should scuttle the boondoggle.
