America’s Wars Are Far More Costly than the Pentagon Admits
The true cost of America's wars—in lost productivity, resources, and opportunity cost—is far higher than even the official numbers of trillions spent on the Pentagon's many failures.
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Nationalism: Good and Bad
Historian Allen C. Guelzo thinks Robert E. Lee's greatest crime was betraying his native country.
The Merchant of Death: Basil Zaharoff
It was his melancholy good fortune to come upon the scene when the world went in for arms on an unprecedented scale and it was he who, more than any other man, developed the international market for arms.
The West Must Stop Trying To Expand NATO into Ukraine
The US and NATO must do as little as possible to contribute to the conflict in Ukraine. This especially includes continuing to arm Ukraine and insisting that it has a future in NATO.
My Favorite Antiwar Protest: A Time of Mounted Park Police and “Free Speech Zones”
The antiwar movement had been comatose for five years, ever since Obama ascended into the White House. But the potential of a new war in Syria revived moribund activists.
Poland’s Beef with the EU Shows the Dangers of Political Centralization
The more the EU micromanages Polish internal affairs and punishes Poland for the simple act of exercising self-determination, more the benefits of leaving the bloc altogether will continue to increase.
Modern Historians Confront the American Revolution
The Revolution had a radical libertarian impact on American society: in abolishing feudal land tenure, in establishing religious freedom, and in beginning the process of the abolition of slavery.
The West Must Stop Trying To Expand NATO into Ukraine
The US and NATO must do as little as possible to contribute to the conflict in Ukraine. This especially includes continuing to arm Ukraine and insisting that it has a future in NATO.
Poland’s Beef with the EU Shows the Dangers of Political Centralization
The more the EU micromanages Polish internal affairs and punishes Poland for the simple act of exercising self-determination, more the benefits of leaving the bloc altogether will continue to increase.
It’s Time for the US To Stop Courting Conflict with Russia
Biden's team is dominated by liberal internationalists, and just as their aggressive approach to China is the wrong one to take in the Indo-Pacific, it has long been counterproductive in eastern and southern Europe.
