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. 

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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?

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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.

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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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