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Hoover Digest 2007 No. 3

June 19, 2007

Hard Hearts

The most contested "hearts and minds" of the Iraq war may belong to Americans. By Victor Davis Hanson.

June 19, 2007

The Weakest Link

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Ahmadinejad proved that he, not Britannia, rules the waves. By Niall Ferguson.

June 19, 2007

The Wrong Lessons

The next step we should take? Neither attack nor appeasement, but negotiations—about everything. By Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani.

June 19, 2007

Financial Reinforcements

While the troops go after the terrorists, officials back in Washington must keep after the terrorists' assets. By John B. Taylor.

June 19, 2007

Engines of Growth

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Why are China and India growing so fast? Because of the global economy itself. By Michael Spence.

June 19, 2007

Unaffordable

What do price controls produce? Expensive housing and soaring medical costs. By Thomas Sowell.

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June 19, 2007

Obstacle Course for the Sick

On drug approval, what we need from the FDA is not perfection but consistency. By Henry I. Miller.

June 19, 2007

Dollars to Doughnuts

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Lots of Americans are overweight, but obesity is not a public health crisis. By Jay Bhattacharya.

June 19, 2007

Progress by Small Steps

“Microloans” already help people in the Third World escape from poverty. Now “micropayments” are helping them get health care. By Scott W. Atlas.

June 19, 2007

A New Blend

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Hybrid conservatives are becoming the dominant species. By Peter Berkowitz.

June 19, 2007

Poverty Row

Every candidate has a plan to help the poor. What would all these ideas really accomplish? By Jeffrey M. Jones.

June 19, 2007

Swapping Labels

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In much of the world, conservatives clamor for subsidies while liberals fight big government. In the United States, it’s the other way around. Here’s why. By Charles Wolf Jr..

June 19, 2007

Patent Power

Do strong patent protections hamper invention? Quite the opposite. By F. Scott Kieff.

June 19, 2007

Business, Integrity, and Valor

Why business should be about a great deal more than merely doing deals. By Bowen H. "Buzz" McCoy.

June 19, 2007

A Business Model for Foreign Labor

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How to tame a vast illegal enterprise, for everyone’s benefit. By Timothy Charles Brown.

June 19, 2007

The Indispensable Partnership

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A study of two great generals who knew how to keep civilian and military leaders working together. By Colonel Chris Gibson.

June 19, 2007

The Case Against the Draft

An argument that was ahead of its time, and remains relevant today. By Gary S. Becker.

June 19, 2007

Eco-Chamber

Californians should be feeling serene about a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. With the dubious help of celebrities, they’re feeling alarmed instead. By Bill Whalen.

June 19, 2007

Hectored by Hugo

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When he visited Latin Americans earlier this year, President Bush explained just how free, productive societies are built. Were they listening? By William Ratliff.

June 19, 2007

Weaving a New Identity

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At 50, Europe is not one story, but many. By Timothy Garton Ash.

June 19, 2007

Cause to Celebrate

European malaise? Where? By Melvyn B. Krauss.

June 19, 2007

Picture a Democracy

Russians are not doomed to be ruled by despots, and the West should not resign itself to them. By Michael McFaul.

June 19, 2007

Man of Failure

Boris Yeltsin was the tool of Russia’s emancipation and of its descent back into authoritarianism. By David Satter.

June 19, 2007

Its Own Worst Enemy

Is colonialism to blame for the woes of former colonies? Not in Ghana. By Niall Ferguson.

June 19, 2007

The Next Big Things

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As China participates in the information revolution, a few of the subtler themes. By Henry S. Rowen.

June 19, 2007

The Sky Didn’t Fall

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Twenty years ago, politicians frightened voters by claiming that trade with Japan would harm the United States. Now they’re trying to frighten us with China. By Russell Roberts.

June 19, 2007

Q&A: Edward Lazear

The chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers explains why he’s so optimistic about the nation’s prospects. By James Pethokoukis.

June 19, 2007

300: The Sequel

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The Battle of Thermopylae is long over, but it still has a great deal to tell us about friction between Persia and the West. By Victor Davis Hanson.

June 19, 2007

Freely Given

Socialism is supposed to be altruistic, capitalism greedy. But which system produces more philanthropy? By Tibor R. Machan.

June 19, 2007

“A Man of Letters”

A new collection of the correspondence of Thomas Sowell. By Mona Charen.

June 19, 2007

Dark Memories

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A brief history of Soviet torturers and assassins, some of whom had second thoughts. By Katya Drozdova.