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February 18, 2022
Blog

President Biden’s Contradictions On Qatar
Much has been made about global democracy by President Joe Biden and his administration. Promoting democracy abroad has been a key pillar of the administration’s foreign policy, best exemplified by the Summit for Democracy, which focused on three key …
By Jordan Cohen
February 12, 2022
American Institute for Economic Research

Biden Administration: Incompetent, Naïve, or Desperate?
… jeopardy. Internationally the President has done no better. He appears torn between representing the American people, who have tired of policing the globe, and listening to his appointees, who still imagine enforcing Pax Americana. He acted courageously in facing down …
By Doug Bandow
February 8, 2022
Antiwar.com

Hawks Smear War Opponents Again
Advocates of an aggressive U.S. foreign policy are again smearing their antiwar opponents. In his latest article on Substack, iconoclastic journalist Glenn Greenwald notes that he “cannot count the number of times” that he has “been accused of being …
By Ted Galen Carpenter
February 7, 2022
UK Telegraph

‘Levelling up’ Is Based on a New Labour Fallacy — It Will Inevitably Fail
… dozen government “missions” for 2030 include targets for jobs, transport, broadband, schooling, life expectancy, wellbeing, pride, and crime. The suggested policies are just as broad. It’s what you might call a kitchen sink approach to regional inequality — an alphabet …
By Ryan Bourne
February 2, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy
Richard Hanania is author of Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy.
Featuring Richard Hanania and Caleb O. Brown
February 2, 2022
Antiwar.com

Instead of Sharing Burdens, It’s Time for America to Start Shedding Burdens
It is tough today to be a member of the Washington foreign policy establishment, called “the Blob” by onetime deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. Members of the Blob make, implement, and assess foreign policy. Their general shared objective is …
By Doug Bandow
February 2, 2022
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 285
The Public Health Effects of Legalizing Marijuana
Producing accurate, unbiased estimates of the effects of marijuana legalization is of obvious importance to the making of sound policy.
By D. Mark Anderson and Daniel I. Rees
February 1, 2022
Blog

Does Biden Care about Global Human Rights? Egypt Is a Test.
Weapons sales to Egypt clearly support human rights abuses, which undermines the stated goals of Biden’s foreign policy.
By Jordan Cohen
February 1, 2022
Responsible Statecraft

With Russia & China, America’s Righteous Crusader Routine Is Getting Old
The question remains, are US policy elites aware of how their actions are perceived abroad, or do they know and just don’t care?
By Ted Galen Carpenter
January 31, 2022
Antiwar.com

As Washington Considers Multiple Wars at Once, Retrenchment Should Be Strategy for the Future
Adjusting foreign policy to reflect available resources and international circumstances is the only way to avoid potentially catastrophic failure.
By Doug Bandow
January 27, 2022
UK Telegraph

Kier Starmer’s Corporate Love-in Will Not Deliver the Growth We Need
Labour’s quid pro quo policies are unlikely to bring about a resurgence in our future economy.
By Ryan Bourne
January 26, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

A Freedom to Trade Wish List
What should trade policy look like in 2022? Inu Manak and Gabriella Beaumont-Smith say it should be a lot freer than it has been over the past five years.
Featuring Inu Manak, Gabriella Beaumont-Smith, and Caleb O. Brown
January 26, 2022
Antiwar.com

Why Are Republican Legislators So in Favor of War?
Gone is the earlier tradition of Republican Party “adults” running foreign policy. Now it is the asylum inmates.
By Doug Bandow
January 25, 2022
The Dispatch

Race-Based Allocation of COVID Therapies Is a Problem
Some governments have implemented policies that are almost certainly unconstitutional as well as morally questionable.
By Walter Olson
January 25, 2022
Power Problems

Public Choice and U.S. Grand Strategy
Richard Hanania argues that the existence of a consistent, top-down, overarching U.S. grand strategy is an illusion. Instead of a unitary actor adhering to a coherent strategy over time, the state is subject to a set of concentrated interests that have outsize influence on U.S. foreign policy.
Featuring Richard Hanania and John Glaser