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What Do You Do When It’s Too Late to Do the Right Thing?

The Russian government almost certainly should have granted independence to Chechnya the first time around. Innocent Russians are now paying the price for that failure. But is there now anything…

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What Do You Do When It’s Too Late to Do the Right Thing?

The Russian government almost certainly should have granted independence to Chechnya the first time around. Innocent Russians are now paying the price for that failure. But is there now anything…

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“Your Social Security Statement” — and a Wee Bit of Unusual (for Uncle Sam) Truth-in-Advertising

I got home from my trip to piles of junk mail and bills and…..my own Social Security Statement that, I was informed, was very thoughtfully “prepared especially” for me! In…

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“Your Social Security Statement” — and a Wee Bit of Unusual (for Uncle Sam) Truth-in-Advertising

I got home from my trip to piles of junk mail and bills and…..my own Social Security Statement that, I was informed, was very thoughtfully “prepared especially” for me! In…

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“Your Social Security Statement” — and a Wee Bit of Unusual (for Uncle Sam) Truth-in-Advertising

I got home from my trip to piles of junk mail and bills and…..my own Social Security Statement that, I was informed, was very thoughtfully “prepared especially” for me! In…

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“Your Social Security Statement” — and a Wee Bit of Unusual (for Uncle Sam) Truth-in-Advertising

I got home from my trip to piles of junk mail and bills and…..my own Social Security Statement that, I was informed, was very thoughtfully “prepared especially” for me! In…

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Books in My Briefcase

I’ve fallen way behind in my reading, but I did recently finish up a few books and start a few more. (I find that I usually have three to five…

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The Different Flavors of German Collectivism

The elections in the Saarland offered some solace to opponents of Gerhard Schroeder, but they were also a little disturbing. The Social Democrats continued their slide, but not for the…

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How to Persuade? Find out in Quebec, October 28-31!

Rhetoric has gotten a bad rap for too long a time. It’s time to change that. I’ve arranged the upcoming Cato University seminar (in astonishingly beautiful old Quebec City, which…

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Barcelona to D.C.

I’m getting ready to fly back to D.C. tomorrow from Barcelona. I’ve gotten some work done and managed to visit some of the architectural wonders of Antoni Gaudi (Sagrada Familia,…

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