A Reason to Party Like It’s 1989

A Reason to Party Like It’s 1989

| Nov 6, 2013 | Peace / SecurityThese days, you can get the feeling the Cold War never ended. Le Carré-style intrigue has, it turns out, barely skipped a beat. The 9/11 attacks injected the U.S. spymaster apparatus with steroids. But 23 years ago this week, the Cold War did end. I don’t...
A Smarter Pentagon Budget

A Smarter Pentagon Budget

| Oct 30, 2013 | Peace / SecurityOur bloated military budget contributes significantly to our massive national debt and threatens the very security it’s intended to provide. Several expensive and unnecessary military programs are behind this paradox. The Pentagon should cut them from its $640.5...
When Government Is Too Small

When Government Is Too Small

| Oct 23, 2013 | Economy / BusinessOn a damp Friday morning, 11 days into the government shutdown, a few dozen truckers took to the Capital Beltway to tell lawmakers they were angry. They were protesting big government. Yet opinion polls showed that Americans opposed the government shutdown and were...
A Radioactive Poster Child for Government Waste

A Radioactive Poster Child for Government Waste

| Oct 16, 2013 | Peace / SecurityHere’s a lesson on how the federal government and its contractors can turn a relatively modest project into a massive boondoggle. Back in 2005, officials at the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) persuaded Congress to...
Smaller Arsenals Beat Bigger Ones

Smaller Arsenals Beat Bigger Ones

| Jul 10, 2013 | Peace / SecurityAfter years of leaving his nuclear weapons policy on the back burner, President Barack Obama called last month for major reductions in U.S. and Russian strategic stockpiles. Obama made these remarks outside Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, nine days and 50 years after...