Given the popularity of Rush Limbaugh’s and Sean Hannity’s respective talk shows, it appears Americans share a disdain for political elitism. A democratic, populist, anti-aristocratic thinking pervades the general population.
Articles By: Daniel Smith
With Friends Like US…?
After the September 11, 2001 attacks upon the United States, President Bush warned of the consequence of such actions by America’s enemies. Unfortunately, America’s friends report their own set of hazards.
Military vs. Bureaucratic Thinking
13 years…6 councils…0 results. Witness the history and goals of the Defense Ministerial of the Americas (DMA), as written by Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas (COA).
The Not-So-Omnipotent China
The facts of the failed Doha negotiations reveal a more impotent China than Americans would expect.
Connecting Shoes, the Poor, and China
A small, unknown congressional bill, currently committee-stalled in both houses of Congress, illustrates the difficulty in passing any legislation, even if it is supported by both sides of the aisle. Case in point—the Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 (AFA).
The FBI Story
The growth of the government’s primary enforcement agency is a microcosm of the growth of the federal government.
America’s Unknown Competitive Edge
Believe it or not, America not only has not lost its competitive edge in the world, but, in at least one key sector, has achieved an advantage.
Israel, Ireland, and International Law
Both Israel’s airstrike on Syria and Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty exemplify a fundamental debate every nation must have—globalism vs. nationalism.
Addicted to Nicotine Taxes
The main claims that politicians make when they raise taxes on cigarettes have been found to be wanting, and very expensively so, by the National Taxpayers Union.
Nanny-State Anyone?
The August/September edition of Reason, a libertarian publication dedicated to Free Minds and Free Markets, ranks the 35 “worst nanny-state cities in America.”