Budget

The Hidden Disaster

  On August 1st,…

Trading Up: Lessons for Trump on Trade

The battle between Donald Trump and…

Protection Money

Image Credit:…

Cash Compromise

Of the many ethics scandals that have…

Ideology over Governance

The threat of a government shutdown receded this week after the Republican-controlled Congress… References and Footnotes Mark Henson, "Cuomo: Shut down the Government over Guns," The Hill, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩Peter Weber, "Why Other Countries Don't Shut down Their Governments," Oct. 2013. ↩Hans Spakovsky, "What Happens During a Government Shutdown?" The Heritage Foundation, July 30, 2013. ↩Dylan Matthews, "Here Is Every Previous Government Shutdown, Why They Happened and How They Ended," Washington Post, Sept. 25, 2013. ↩Luke Johnson, "Newt Gingrich vs. Bill Clinton: Political Rivals Had Stormy Partnership," The Huffington Post, Dec. 22, 2011. ↩Robert Longley, "Government Shutdown? - U.S. Government Info/Resources - Date: 10/24/99," About.com US Government, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩ Stephen Dinan, "House Passes Spending Bill to Defund Obamacare," Washington Times, Sept. 20, 2013. ↩ Peter Schroeder, "Obama's Ultimatum: No More Short-term Spending Bills," TheHill, Oct. 2, 2015. ↩

The Sun Never Sets

The United States military maintains eight hundred bases on six continents.  The cost to the American… References and FootnotesRepresentative J. Randy, "Puncturing the U.S. Base Myths," The Diplomat, Dec. 2, 2011, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩Tim Hibbits, "Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Military Bases Abroad?" July 24, 2015, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩Representative J. Randy, "Puncturing the U.S. Base Myths," The Diplomat, Dec. 2, 2011, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩David Vine, "Do America's Military Bases Abroad Help Or Hinder Global Security?" NPR, Aug. 23, 2015, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩Ibid. ↩Nick Turse, "How America Operates Its Drone Empire," Saloncom RSS, Oct. 17, 2011, accessed Sept. 13, 2015. ↩Representative J. Randy, "Puncturing the U.S. Base Myths," The Diplomat, Dec. 2, 2011, accessed Sept. 11, 2015. ↩