War By the Rules of Rational Choice Theory

Thomas Schelling brought his game theory to the Johnson administration and gave a bad President a “strategy cover” for not destroying the enemy’s center of gravity in the Vietnam War, thus formally incorporating appeasement as an integral element of American war strategy. 

Life, Death, Justice and the Meaning of Words

Is a life sentence in lieu of death an honest equivalent once “life” in practice means fifteen years, or reaching an age at which jail becomes unpleasant?

Another US Government Attempt to Sell a Border Patrol Agent Down the River

It is apparently common practice for prosecutors to lavish extraordinary benefits on illegal aliens in exchange for favorable testimony.

America's Servants

We are an economic powerhouse precisely because we have created the perfect society of slaves – men and women who seek happiness by building walls of consumable goods around themselves.







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