I wrote the following essay after the June 2014 US Senate primary, which was not published by any of the state’s newspapers. In light of Christie’s new book, I thought I would make it available.
Archive for January, 2019
“That Wasn’t Real Socialism”: A Better Way to Respond to the Claim
27
Jan
Socialism retains a righteous cache that makes it an enticing proposition for each new generation of political idealists. If we are to unfasten socialists from their faith in the inevitable historical march towards socialism, we need to do much better than accuse them of wanting to be benign Stalins.
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The Shutdown Shows Us How Unreliable and Harmful Government Can
27
Jan
As the partial government shutdown has continued to its record-breaking length, more and more people have found themselves discomfited, inconvenienced or harmed in some way by the consequences. That
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Government Spending Doesn’t Create Economic Growth
26
Jan
According to many commentators, outlays by government play an important role in the economic growth. In particular, when an economy falls into a slower economic growth phase the increase in
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America’s War Culture
21
Jan
For most of the opinion-making class in America today, war is the default position. Representatives of establishment newspapers and TV news operations are – Sheldon Richman for Antiwar.com Original
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