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Marriage Should Not Be Regulated by the Federal Government
By Jason Kuznicki. US News and World Report Online. December 17, 2012.
US Must Allow Seoul to Protect Itself
By Doug Bandow. Korea Times. December 16, 2012.
Recognizing Disaster: Please, Mr. President, Don’t Intervene in Syria
By Christopher A. Preble. The New Republic: The Plank. December 14, 2012.
By Doug Bandow. American Spectator (Online). December 14, 2012.
By Ted Galen Carpenter. National Interest (Online). December 14, 2012.
Baghdad’s Latest Confrontation with the KRG
By Ted Galen Carpenter. Gulan Media. December 13, 2012.
By Doug Bandow. American Spectator. December 13, 2012.
Talk of a U.S.-Asia ‘Pivot’ Is Overblown
By Malou Innocent. US News and World Report Online. December 13, 2012.
Immigration Reform Should Boost All Skill Levels
By Alex Nowrasteh. Politico. December 13, 2012.
Can Pakistan Lead Afghan Peace?
By Malou Innocent. National Interest (Online). December 13, 2012.
Financial Incentives to Improve Safety
By Daniel J. Ikenson. The New York Times. December 12, 2012.
Get over Your ‘Privacy’ Concerns
By Jim Harper. The New York Times. December 12, 2012.
By Nat Hentoff. Cato.org. December 12, 2012.
By Michael D. Tanner. National Review (Online). December 12, 2012.
Book Review: ‘The One World Schoolhouse’
By Andrew J. Coulson. Washington Times. December 11, 2012.
Homeland Security Grants Subsidize Dystopia
By Gene Healy. DC Examiner. December 11, 2012.
By Doug Bandow. National Review (Online). December 11, 2012.
Students Differ, And So Should Schools
By Neal McCluskey. The New York Times. December 10, 2012.
The Arab Spring Comes to Kuwait: Will Democracy Arrive and Liberty Thrive?
By Doug Bandow. Forbes. December 10, 2012.
By Richard W. Rahn. Washington Times. December 10, 2012.
Our Cyberinsecurities Are Nothing Like the Cold War
By Jim Harper. International Economy. December 10, 2012.
A Tax Morass Only a Lawyer Could Love
By Ilya Shapiro and Matt Gilliam. American.com. December 10, 2012.
A U.S. Carbon Tax Wouldn’t Slow Down Global Climate Change
By Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger. US News and World Report. December 10, 2012.
By Doug Bandow. American Spectator. December 10, 2012.
Supreme Court Likely to Punt on Gay Marriage
By Walter Olson. USA Today. December 8, 2012.