Cato: Obama and The Interrogation Memos: The Right Decision...
Critics, such as the one featured in this Politico article, fail to comprehend terrorism as a strategy. Thus, they are locked into counterproductive policies like secrecy and torture.Yglesias and Frum marvel at conservative paranoia.
Let’s start with the strategic logic of terrorism: By goading strong powers into overreaction and error, terrorism weakens those powers and strengthens itself. Among other things, overreaction and misdirection on the part of the strong power draw sympathy and support to terrorists as it confirms the terrorist narrative that they are in a struggle against evil powers.
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Raising the drinking age to 21 didn't save lives.
Ordinary E.D. Kain examines what the Iraq war is and isn't.
Politico: Sarah Palin offers bipartisan fundraising appeal.
Yglesias: D.C. should allow taller buildings
2006 NYT: North Korean Defectors Take a Crash Course in Coping
Radley wonders why lefties don't volunteer to pay more taxes
David Friedman has a very simple idea for getting smaller government in the U.S.
Reason: Government is to blame for the housing crisis.
Daily Beast: After gay marriage... comes gay divorce. The humanity of the story is comforting, in a way. But it's also a reminder that we need to repeal DOMA for this to work.
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