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Obama, Afghanistan, and American History
Writing for the History News Network, William O. Walker, author of “National Security and Core Values in American History” explains why, for the last century, American “security” intellectuals equated defense with the projection of power abroad.
Health Insurance and Competition
Getting to the root of our health-care woes: competition. Will a public option increase competition and lower costs? Are markets really dominated by single players, state by state? FOX has some interesting comments from Economist Earl Grinols in this story. Grinols published Health Care for Us All with us.
Sheppard: There IS Precedent for a torture investigation
Writing for FindLaw, Stephen Sheppard, author of ‘I Do Solemnly Swear: The Moral Obligations of Legal Officials’, demonstrates that we have plenty of historical precedent for investigating former administrations in the US.
Weiler: Critics of Health Bill Describe the Status Quo
Writing for The Huffington Post, author Jonathan Weiler parses criticisms of Obama’s health bill, arguing that the nightmarish scenarios that they imagine under government health care are already happening under our current system.
David Calleo on Obama’s Foreign Policy
Writing for the Huffington Post, Follies of Power author David Calleo offers an assessment of Obama’s foreign policy.
“…although Obama’s springtime has been brilliant, the summer that follows may well be disappointing and the autumn and winter bleak. His early success conceals the weakness of the hand he has been given to play.” Read [...]
