This is interesting. Erik Prince, former Blackwater man – God bless ‘im – suggests a literal military viceroy for Afghanistan.
So much for the end of history, eh? China, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the EU might be forced to keep up with the Joneses. Then again it might end up as the end of history for real.
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The F35 continues to disappoint. Socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else. Incentives matter. You want to see over-promise/under-deliver fixed? Limit total compensation for the top 10 executives in any year they miss their own promises. It's really that...
[R]elative shares in national income have remained substantially constant over the last hundred years. This, however, is true only if we measure them in money. Measured in real terms, relative shares have substantially changed in favor of the lower income groups. This...
Why would anyone think that condemning a murder must imply any particular judgment about the victim?
