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Advice for the Nuclear Abolitionists
Weekly Standard, May 12, 2008
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George P. Shultz (Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow) and William J. Perry (Senior Fellow) are mentioned in this article.
As for the argument that these measures might allow the United States to come to global nonproliferation issues from the moral high ground--having shown it is serious about reducing its own stock of nuclear weapons--the reality is that neither Russia nor China (let alone India, Pakistan, or Israel) is ever likely to give up its nuclear arsenal entirely...
The Word According to Tom Wolfe: Chapter 5 of 5
Uncommon Knowledge, May 9, 2008
by Peter M. Robinson (Research Fellow).
Tom Wolfe and America?...
Israel@60
National Review, May 9, 2008
Daniel Pipes (Taube/Diller Distinguished Visiting Fellow) is featured in this article.
To mark the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding this week, National Review Online asked a group of experts: Where is Israel going to?...
Putin Changes Jobs – And Russia
Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2008
by David Satter (Research Fellow).
Dmitri Medvedev was sworn in Wednesday as president of the Russian Federation in the Great Kremlin Palace...
The Word According to Tom Wolfe: Chapter 4 of 5
Uncommon Knowledge, May 8, 2008
by Peter M. Robinson (Research Fellow).
Tom Wolfe says evolution ended when man learned to speak — with the dawn of homo loquax...
U.S. not slipped into recession, Lazear says: report
Reuters, May 8, 2008
Edward Paul Lazear (Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow - on leave) is featured in this article.
U.S. Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Edward Lazear is confident the U.S. economy has not slipped into a recession and is optimistic that the economic stimulus payments could help growth in the current quarter, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday...
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader possibly arrested
ABC 7 News (CA), May 8, 2008
. Thomas H. Henriksen (Senior Fellow ) is quoted.
Overseas the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq is believed to be under arrest on Thursday...
Productivity Rises Amid U.S. Slowdown
Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2008
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Edward Paul Lazear (Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow - on leave) is quoted in this article.
U.S. productivity rose at a solid pace in the first quarter, suggesting companies are adjusting quickly to the economic slowdown by shedding workers and cutting back on the number of hours worked...
Everything Upside Down
Works and Days, May 8, 2008
by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow).
Just a month ago, pundits (cf. Frank Rich’s mid-April New York Times article) were writing off the violence in Basra—especially rocket and mortar attacks on the Green Zone—as Tet, 1968...
Bring back Milton Friedman
Business Spectator (Australia), May 8, 2008
Milton Friedman is quoted in this article.
Judging by the world’s leading bond markets, inflation isn’t anything to worry about...
Lazear Sees No Recession for U.S. Economy
Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2008
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Edward Paul Lazear (Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow - on leave) is featured in this article.
The White House's top economist said he's confident the U.S. economy hasn't dipped into recession, and expressed optimism that stimulus checks could bolster growth in the current quarter, earlier than expected...
“Equity and Efficiency in Health and Healthcare”
Duke University, May 8, 2008
. Gary S. Becker (Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Senior Fellow) is featured.
The 2nd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) is taking place on June 22-25, 2008 at the R. David Thomas Center and The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina...
Clinton is encouraged to drop out
ABC 7 News (CA), May 8, 2008
. Bill Whalen (Research Fellow) is quoted.
On Wednesday the calls for Hillary Clinton to abandon her presidential campaign are getting louder...
This tale of two revolutions and two anniversaries may yet have a twist
Guardian, May 8, 2008
by Timothy Garton Ash (Senior Fellow).
During the Velvet revolution of 1989 I spied an improvised poster in a Prague shop window...
Good things come to he who waits to retire
Erie Times-News (PA), May 8, 2008
Milton Friedman is mentioned in this article.
Dear Mr. Berko: Our friends Don and Judy told me that you gave them the following advice in 2003 to increase their Social Security income...
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