Presidents and the War Power

President Barack Obama’s claim that he doesn’t need congressional authorization for his current war in Iraq and Syria is troubling. The country’s founders would pass out upon hearing his claim that the post-9/11 congressional approval of force in 2001 against the...

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Obama’s War and the Limits of Reason

Upon accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, newly elected President Obama humbly claimed that he was unworthy of such an honor, stating: "to say that force is sometimes necessary isn’t a call to cynicism, it’s a recognition of history, the imperfections of man,...

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Liberty, Not Government, Is Key to Containing Ebola

According to Forbes magazine, at least 5,000 Americans contacted healthcare providers fearful they had contracted Ebola after the media reported that someone with Ebola had entered the United States. All 5,000 cases turned out to be false alarms. In fact, despite all...

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Crusaders and Zionists

Lately, the words "Crusaders" and "Zionists" have been appearing more and more often as twins. In a documentary about ISIS I just saw, they appeared together in almost every sentence uttered by the Islamist fighters, including teenagers. Some sixty...

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The Grim and the Funny of Bosnian Elections

The coming general elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina (October 12) won't solve anything. This is the earth-shattering conclusion of the analysis by Antonio Cortiñas, from the Elcano Royal Institute in Spain. Cortiñas, a former Spanish officer "with...

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