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Commentary
Should We Really Be Shocked that the Government Lied to Us ...
Should We Really Be Shocked that the Government Lied to Us about the Afghan War?
Ivan Eland | Dec. 16, 2019
The Bolivian ‘Coup’ that Wasn’t
The Bolivian ‘Coup’ that Wasn’t
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | Nov. 18, 2019
Ratcliffe Falls to Intelligence Agency Imperialism
Ratcliffe Falls to Intelligence Agency Imperialism
Angelo M. Codevilla | Aug. 5, 2019
No More Tax Dollars Spent to Settle Sexual Misconduct Claims
No More Tax Dollars Spent to Settle Sexual Misconduct Claims
Lawrence J. McQuillan | Nov. 14, 2018
More Commentary (82)
Book Reviews
DC Confidential: Inside the Five Tricks of Washington
By David Schoenbrod
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger
DC Confidential: Inside the Five Tricks of Washington
By David Schoenbrod
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance ...
Glenn Greenwald
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State
Glenn Greenwald
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger
Conspiracy: How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where it Comes From
Daniel Pipes
Reviewed By Jesse Walker
Conspiracy: How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where it Comes From
Daniel Pipes
Reviewed By Jesse Walker
More Book Reviews (4)

Research
#TimesUp: California Government Officials Shielded from Sexual Misconduct Accountability ...
#TimesUp: California Government Officials Shielded from Sexual Misconduct Accountability at Taxpayers’ Expense
By Lawrence J. McQuillan, Hayeon Carol Park
Briefing | Nov. 9, 2018
Why We Fight: A Study of U.S. Government War-Making Propaganda
Why We Fight: A Study of U.S. Government War-Making Propaganda
By David R. Henderson, Chad W. Seagren
The Independent Review | July 1, 2018
Better Than Government: A New Way of Managing Life’s Risks
Better Than Government: A New Way of Managing Life’s Risks
By John C. Goodman
Policy Report | Oct. 6, 2016
More Research (10)

Books


Video
Ivan Eland: The Impact of War on the Presidency
Richard Vedder: Is Majoring in English Worth It?
Love Gov Video Series: Presentation at Draper University
Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate
The Surveillance State | Abigail Hall Blanco
Freedom Act, Patriot Act or Status Quo Act
Ivan Eland on Edward Snowden’s NBC News Interview
Ivan Eland Discusses Snowden’s Temporary Asylum ...
Reaction to the Conviction of Bradley Manning by Research ...
Ivan Eland on Cyber Insecurity After US Drone Downing
Charles Peña on‬ the Imperial Presidency
Ivan Eland on Russia, Wikileaks, and the START Treaty
Ivan Eland on WikiLeaks Footage
Robert Higgs on Federal Reserve Transparency
Bush, Obama, and Presidential Power
Secrecy, Freedom and Empire: Lessons for Today from ...


Audio
“Your Taxes Pay for Politicians’ Bad Behavior” Lawrence McQuillan appears on KOGO radio
Dec. 4, 2018
Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on the Andy Caldwell Show on KUHL radio
Nov. 14, 2018
Mary Theroux on ARNN—Snowden and the Surveillance State
July 22, 2013
Vern McKinley Interviewed by Marie Stroughter
Feb. 22, 2012
Vern McKinley Interviewed by Peter Schiff
Jan. 11, 2012
Vern McKinley Interviewed by Andy Parks on TWT Radio
Jan. 10, 2012
Vern McKinley Interviewed on The KCMO Morning Show
Jan. 10, 2012
Ivan Eland on Wikileaks Revelations
July 30, 2010
Bush, Obama, and Presidential Power
Jan. 7, 2009
The New International Arms Race in Space—And How to Avoid It
Mar. 7, 2008










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