Book Review: State Versus Defense
Stephen Glain’s new book, State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire, is a brilliant, sober, sad and important biography of the Department of State since World War II. The choice of word...
View ArticleCongress Knows: Survey Reveals The Real Value of the State Department
Since the government is shut down and thus there is no news to report except that the government is shut down, we’ll have to reach into the memory hole for something to talk about today. Ah, here’s...
View ArticleDoes Income Inequality Matter to the Richest Americans?
Does income inequality matter to the richest Americans? Not very much. Here’s why. And it’s more than just greed-is-good; the rich will just get richer. A study by economists at Washington University...
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