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Something Positive for U.S. in 2011: Freer Trade

January 3, 2012

There was plenty of bad news for freedom in the U.S. last year, tempered with bits of good news. Others are offering broad assessments, but I would like to follow up on my article of July 23, 2011, “U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement,” and note the positive news on trade. In the prior piece, I discussed […]

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Christmas 2011: Archbishop Got Grinchy

December 31, 2011

Our secret Christmas truce with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has ended, so it is time to respond to his Christmas Day sermon, in which, remarkably, he analogized bankers to rioting arsonists. The Archbishop serves not only as the Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury and Primate of All England (the first bishop […]

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Barney Frank: Sixteen Terms, and What Do You Get?

November 28, 2011

U.S. Representative Barney Frank today announced he will not seek reelection. He has held office for sixteen terms—thirty-two years—which reminds us of the fact that the system protects incumbents. Frank notoriously dismissed warnings about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and was the co-author of the ill-conceived Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The […]

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Foggy Thinking Occupies Leaders In London

November 5, 2011

The Wall Street Journal reported on October 2nd, in an article entitled “St. Paul’s Halts Legal Bid to Evict Activists’ Camp”: Shaken by criticism of its handling of anticapitalist protesters on its doorstep, St. Paul’s Cathedral said it is suspending legal action to have the Occupy London camp evicted. …. The bishop of London [Dr. […]

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New U.S. Military Folly: Central Africa

October 24, 2011

On October 14th, President Obama advised Congress he was sending “combat equipped U.S. forces” to Uganda and other nations in central Africa to help remove leaders of the brutal guerrilla group, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). While the letter stated that the troops “will not themselves engage LRA forces unless necessary for self defense,” the U.S. […]

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Burma: Remain Wary of the Junta

September 27, 2011

The junta in Burma recently has been taking steps that appear intended to manipulate international opinion, and to provide false hope within the country of a move towards freedom. History suggests, and prudence dictates, that friends of freedom for Burma should remain wary.  Background 1988 Uprising and 1990 Election Last month, demonstrators in Burma and […]

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Ten Years Later: Mourn the Losses, Damn the State

September 11, 2011

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I was in Washington, D.C., at the annual conference of the Enforcement Department of NASD. NASD, now known as FINRA, regulates the securities brokerage industry, and I served as Chief Counsel of the New York Region. Our office was at One Liberty Plaza, half a block from the World Trade […]

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Unions: Politics, Protectionism, and Patriotism

September 6, 2011

Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa spoke before Pres. Obama at a Labor Day rally in Detroit, Michigan yesterday: We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the Tea Party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and […]

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Labor Day 2011

September 6, 2011

A year ago, I suggested renaming Labor Day, which is associated with unions, to simply End of Summer Day. I also urged, in the interest of improving the economy and raising employment, that the federal government deregulate private labor and states end the recognition of public employee unions. In the past year, some states, including […]

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Ukraine on Its Twentieth Anniversary of Independence

August 25, 2011

Yesterday marked the twentieth anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union.  The country’s challenges are reflected by the fact that the official celebration was overshadowed by protests. As reported by the AP, Over 5,000 opposition activists rallied Wednesday on the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, protesting the arrest of former Prime […]

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