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Clearly, it is exceptionally difficult for many in the US to rise above the fog of war and look to peaceful alternatives to the victor-crippling savagery of armed conflict. Afghanistan, Ukraine, the Middle East.... When will we learn?
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Alvaro Vargas Llosa (The Beacon)
Yes, in early June the nationalist, protectionist European right will make headway in the elections to the Strasbourg-based European parliamentbut far less than the media think. Yet a question looms. When the mainstream parties cant deliver even a semblance of prosperity, which way will the growing number of Eurosceptics turn?
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Scott Beyer (Catalyst)
Its an article of faith that traffic signs and signals keep pedestrians and everybody else safe. Yet the evidence is that government road-ornaments do just the reverse. And create congestion. And raise costs. Alternatives?
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Randall G. Holcombe (The Beacon)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the year-over-year inflation rate in April 2024 was 3.4%. That has caused some to be optimistic that the Fed will lower interest rates later this year. Dont hold your breath....
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Volume 27, Issue 21: May 21, 2024
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How to Run Wars
A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite
A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite
By Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. Hall
Alvaro Vargas Llosa (The Beacon)
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BOOK REVIEW: Becoming Europe
Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future
Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future
The Independent Review, Winter 2013/14
Scott Beyer (Catalyst)
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Randall G. Holcombe (The Beacon)
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