A Little Empirical Research Can Avoid a World of Mistakes
Peter Leeson in the New York Times Freakonomics blog on “Democratic Dominoes.”
War, Peace, and Terrorism
Andrei Illarionov’s Evaluation of Russia’s Invasion of Georgia
Preliminary Conclusions From The War In Georgia Note: Georgia accuses Russia of cutting rail line, starting fires
It Becomes More and More Clear
“Russia in control and on the move.” In South Ossetia, Georgian Villages Burn Georgian villages are burning in South Ossetia despite the presence of thousands of Russian soldiers in the…
The Reasons for Russia’s Invasion of Georgia
The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Zalmay Khalilzad, told the Security Council that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Saakashvili “must go.”…
What He Denied the Persons He Oppressed: Justice and Law
Karadzic flown to Hague tribunal (Note: Radovan Karadzic is not the only person who committed great crimes in the Balkan wars, and there are certainly members of other ethnic groups…
Time Capsule 2033
I noticed I can’t hear it on my computer……Not sure if it’s my computer or a lack of audio input….
Levy on Oppressive Executive Power
Dark Chapter of WWII Clouds Our Own Time President Bush has been more than willing to wield the “loaded weapon” of wartime power based on “urgent need.” He has claimed…
How “Moderate” Has Changed Its Meaning
I was rather shocked to hear a cable news discussion of Senator Hillary Clinton’s pledge to “totally obliterate them” if the Iranian government were to launch an attack on Israel….
Showing How Millions of People Were Duped
The New York Times: “Behind Analysts, the Pentagonâ??s Hidden Hand” â??It was them saying, â??We need to stick our hands up your back and move your mouth for you,â?? â?…
Democracy, Liberty, Limited Government, Foreign Policy
The Northwestern University Law Review (Issue 102:1 (Winter 2008) has published my oral remarks during the 2006 Federalist Society panel/debate on “Limited Government and Spreading Democracy: Uneasy Cousins?” Judge A….