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Diminishing Collectivism and Evolving Democratic Capitalism

April 12, 2013
defining ideas

Venezuela After Chávez

by William Ratliff
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The demagogue is dead! Long Live Demagoguery!
April 10, 2013
defining ideas

Milton on Maggie

by Milton Friedman
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From the archives, we reproduce below two columns by Milton Friedman on the late Margaret Thatcher. Both columns appeared in Newsweek.
March 20, 2013
defining ideas

The Banality of Evil

by Fouad Ajami
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What has become of the perpetrators of murder and genocide in Cambodia, Iraq, and other war-torn regions of the world?
March 6, 2013
defining ideas

The View From Tehran

by Kori Schake
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In the decades-long confrontation between Iran and the United States, Iran thinks it’s winning.
February 28, 2013
defining ideas

College: Where Free Speech Goes to Die

by Bruce Thornton
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Thanks to unconstitutional university speech codes, students are losing their intellectual edge.
February 20, 2013
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The Women of the Gulag

by Paul R. Gregory
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These five women put a human face on the terror of Stalin’s purges.
February 12, 2013
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The Boy Scouts Dilemma

by Richard A. Epstein
Rather than be ripped apart over admitting gay people, the organization should split in two.
January 31, 2013
defining ideas

The Future of the Tea Party

by Bill Whalen
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Will the upstart movement be a boon or a bane to the GOP?
January 30, 2013
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Cuba's Tortured Transition

by William Ratliff
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As the island inches toward liberalization, Congress should lift the outdated embargo.
January 25, 2013
hoover digest » 2013 no. 1 » history and culture

Clouds over Technopolis

by Niall Ferguson
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Technology is marvelous, and marvelously oversold. By Niall Ferguson.