As president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe triumphed over a fierce narco-insurgency. Then the U.S. helped to export his strategy to Mexico and throughout Latin America. Here’s why it’s not working.
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Posted inEconomy, Government, Health Care, Magazine, November/December 2011
Shovel-Ready Clinics
A job creation idea so obviously good even Washington couldn’t possibly say no… could it?
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, November/December 2011
Taxing the Kindness of Strangers
Foster parents like us willingly pay a heavy price. The GOP wants us to pay more.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, November/December 2011
They Shall Reap the Whirlwind
How religious zealots in the Israeli government are supporting a new generation of extremist settlers who hate the Israeli government.
Posted inGovernment, July/August 2011, Magazine
Playing Chicken with History
If America really is threatened by a growing mountain of debt, shouldn’t the wealthy help out by paying higher taxes? Most voters think so, according to polls, and for good reason. The rich have enjoyed staggering run-ups in their incomes and net worth in recent years, while average Americans have barely treaded water. Yet the […]
Posted inGovernment, July/August 2011, Magazine
20,000 Leagues Under the State
Beneath the surface of American government lurks a system of social programs for the wealthy that is consuming the federal budget. It’s time for progressives to do battle with tax expenditures.
Posted inGovernment, July/August 2011, Law and Justice, Magazine
The Unquiet Life of Franz Gayl
A tech-savvy Marine who made too much noise, helped save the lives of countless troops in Iraq, and paid with his career.
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, May/June 2011
The Fallacy of Union Busting
Taking power away from labor won’t rescue states from their fiscal woes–but giving power to voters might.
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, May/June 2011
The Information Sage
Meet Edward Tufte, the graphics guru to the power elite who is revolutionizing how we see data.
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, May/June 2011
NCIS: Bureaucrats with Guns
If Americans really hate government, why do they love watching TV shows about it?
