Edward A. Olsen

Sen. John McCain’s virtually certain victory in the Republican Party’s presidential contest has led to scrutiny of his conservative credentials. The heated campaign debate between McCain and his former rival Gov. Mitt Romney about who was a less authentic conservative did more damage to Romney than to McCain because of McCain’s long-standing ability to draw … Continue reading “Non-Interventionism Is Conservative”

The decline of the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar – approaching ten percent this year – contributes to broader American anxiety about the U.S. economy. Despite the stock market’s high level and many economists’ reassurances that the economy is doing well, that national anxiety persists. Americans’ unease is due to the real estate … Continue reading “The Anti-Interventionist Geopolitical Potentials of a Declining Dollar”