9/11′s Secret Cost
Posted by Jim Harper
The goal of terrorism is to exploit emotion and fear and to cause overreaction. So we don’t do emotional response to terrorism around here. Indeed, some of what we’ve seen in 9/11 commemorations is not just emotional, but excessively maudlin. Instead of indulging emotion, let’s examine a way that the 9/11 attacks have effected our [...]
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Environmental, Energy, Economic, and National Security . . . and a Pony
Posted by Jim Harper
We’re back on energy issues, with the introduction of a bill to solve every last problem with one fell swoop. And we’ll all get a pony. According to its statement of intent, H.R. 6529 would “greatly enhance the Nation’s environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of [...]
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