MARCH 2, 2011 The Decline of U.S. Naval Power Sixty ships were commonly underway in America’s seaward approaches in 1998, but today there are only 20. We are abdicating our role on the oceans. By MARK HELPRIN Last week, pirates attacked and executed four Americans in the Indian Ocean. We and the Europeans have endured
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FEBRUARY 28, 2011 Kim Jong II’s Nuclear Resolve A North Korean defector explains why Kim will never give up his atomic bombs. By JACK DAVID AND MELANIE KIRKPATRICK Seoul “North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons.” So says Kim Duk-hong, who should know. Mr. Kim is one of the highest-ranking North Korean officials to
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FEBRUARY 28, 2011 Collective bargaining on a broad scale is more similar to an antitrust violation than to a civil liberty. By ROBERT BARRO How ironic that Wisconsin has become ground zero for the battle between taxpayers and public- employee labor unions. Wisconsin was the first state to allow collective bargaining for government workers (in
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FEBRUARY 26, 2011 The Republican governor wants a new social contract. By JOHN FUND The state Capitol building in Madison has been occupied round-the-clock by protesters for nearly two weeks. Fourteen Democratic state senators are still on the lam, refusing to allow a vote on a budget-repair bill. And Gov. Scott Walker has been called
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THIS IS HEARTBREAKING BUT THE STORY MUST BE TOLD OF DR. HAL KUSHNER AND THE PRISONERS OF WAR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR You will find that dying is very easy; living, living is the difficult thing.” An inspirational story about an American hero; the story of a very brave and dedicated U.S. Army Flight Surgeon,
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February 23, 2011 Van Jones Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, American Progess Action Fund Posted: February 22, 2011 10:19 AM Introducing The ‘American Dream’ Movement In the past 24 months, those of us who longed for positive change have gone from hope to heartbreak. But hope is returning to America — at last —
NewYorkTimes.com Wisconsin’s Blow to Union Power Will the governor’s fight against public employees’ collective bargaining rights sweep the nation? F.D.R. Warned Us Updated February 19, 2011, :James Sherk is the Bradley fellow in labor policy at the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation. “It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.” That
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FEBRUARY 19, 2011 When King George III heard Washington had refused to be king, he said, ‘If that is true, he must be the greatest man in the world.’ By JOHN R. MILLER Today we merge Washington’s birthday with the birthdays of other presidents and submerge them all in clothing and appliance sales. But it
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