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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Troubles In Euroland

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Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, today conveyed a blunt message to the European Parliament: “The configuration we had ...

70 Years Ago: Midway Girds For Battle

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As Japanese naval forces approach the island of Midway, US Army, Navy and Marine Corps defenders get ready. In making their plans, Japan e...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tulsa: My Home Town

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Spotted an item today in the Washington Post . "Otis G. Clark," the headline declares, "survivor of Tulsa race riot, dies at ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

70 Years Ago: USS Yorktown Leaves Pearl For Midway

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May 30, 1942 - Task Force 17, made up of USS Yorktown , two cruisers and five destroyers, departed Pearl Harbor after hurried repairs to Yor...

What Are Political Parties For?

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for the past year, I have been expressing my skepticism about third party presidential candidates. Most recently, I reported the admitted fa...

Moral Hazard And War

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Economists talk about "moral hazard." This means a situation where there is a tendency to take undue risks because the costs are n...
Monday, May 28, 2012

70 Years Ago: USS Yorktown May 29, 1942

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May 29, 1942, USS Yorktown still in drydock at Pearl Harbor. Shipyard workers labored around the clock to repair damage enough that Yorktown...

Don Winslow of The Navy

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When I entered the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps about fifty-eight years ago, all I knew about the navy came from three sources: the ...
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