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Week in Review: August 12, 2017

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Blog08/11/2017Mises Institute

As the war drums with North Korea get ever louder, it’s appropriate that this week was the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan.

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Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb

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Blog08/09/2017Ralph Raico

The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime worse than any that Japanese generals were executed for in Tokyo and Manila.

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The Plan to "Privatize" the Afghanistan War Doesn't Privatize Anything

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Blog08/09/2017Ryan McMaken

The Trump administration is considering a new scheme for the War in Afghanistan. The American taxpayers are unlikely to see any benefit.

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Violence: How It's Different From Market Exchange

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Blog08/03/2017Murray N. Rothbard

Not all human action is truly voluntary in the marketplace. Violence can be used to distort and force a wide variety of relationship among human beings.

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The Hidden Costs of "National Security"

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Blog07/27/2017William D. Hartung

Ten ways your tax dollars pay for war — past, present, and future

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Congress Loves to Slap Sanctions on Foreign Regimes — But Do They Ever Work?

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Blog07/24/2017Ron Paul

Economic sanctions as foreign policy are based on the idea that it's good to make civilians suffer in order to bring about regime change. It's a failed strategy.

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Big Military Spending Boost Threatens Our Economy and Security

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Blog07/18/2017Ron Paul

The House overwhelmingly approved a massive increase in military spending, passing a $696 billion National Defense Authorization bill for 2018.

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Space Cadets and Sex Changes: Our "Defense" Budget Is a Bad Joke

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Blog07/17/2017Justin Raimondo

Spending on the military is set to reach a new all-time high. This has a lot to do with politics, and almost nothing to do with defense.

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Week in Review: July 8, 2017

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Blog07/07/2017Mises Institute

Sometimes, "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another."

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Congress Will Make Sure Taxpayers Keep Sending Money to Terrorists

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Blog06/30/2017Alice Salles

Rand Paul's legislation — banning funding of weapons for terrorist-connected organizations — has little chance in a Congress addicted to war spending.