The Governments of the States Parties to this Constitution on behalf of their peoples declare: That since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed; That ignorance of each … [Read more...]
Chuck Turner’s Bedfellow
As the Herald quotes local defense guru Robert George, this is a "high stakes gamble." He added that Clark's involvement "on behalf of any criminal defendant is a high-profile endorsement of a person’s innocence, (but) this was … [Read more...]
George W. Bush and his Iraq Supplemental Funding
The fact that the Iraq War has been largely funding through supplemental appropriations has drawn criticism from groups like The Concord Coalition, and from figures like Sen. John McCain (R - Arizona). Last October, the Coalition noted that … [Read more...]
Martin Feldstein and the Defense Budget
In an article in the March/April edition of Foreign Affairs, Feldstein, who is the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard and a former Reagan administration economic advisor, argues that "a substantial increase in defense … [Read more...]
Response to Globe Letter to the Editor
In today's Boston Globe there was a response to the Letter to the Editor that I submitted regarding John Adams' defense of the British in the Boston MassacreThe letter writer clearly missed my point and made a few miscalculations. First … [Read more...]