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Money for Nothing 

By Philip Giraldi
Between crooked contractors and corrupt politicians, billions of dollars earmarked for Iraqi reconstruction have disappeared.




Fourteen Days PDF

Left and Right March Together; Amnesty Accompli?; Some Offsets Off Limits


When Deficit Hawks Cry 

By W. James Antle III
Congress compounds a natural disaster with a flood of wasteful spending.


Deconstructing Nation Building 

By James L. Payne
The historical record shows that attempts to remake countries by military force most often fail.


The Fathers' War 

By Stephen Baskerville
America’s fathers fight our wars and return to broken homes.


Trading Up PDF

By Ian Fletcher
A new school of economics argues that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to international trade.


Deep Background PDF

By Philip Giraldi
Britain Joins the Badr Brigades?; Townsend’s Marching Orders; Orange Counterrevolution




Retrospective PDF

Eight decades before our Mesopotamian morass, Britain found itself in a similar situation, as T.E. Lawrence observed.




Film: Of Mathematics and Madness PDF

By Steve Sailer
Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins in “Proof”


The Struggle for Europe 

By Patrick J. Buchanan
The West’s Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations? by Tony Blankley


Phyllis Schlafly: Conservatism's Founding Mother PDF

By Gregory L. Schneider
Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman’s Crusade by Donald T. Critchlow


Music: Jazz Was Bechet's Crown PDF

By Ralph de Toledano
Bechet gave the music to all God’s children


Degrees of Victimhood PDF

By Taki
Victimological one-upmanship




Our Paralyzed Elite PDF

By Patrick J. Buchanan
Bush is sinking


1.8 Billion Rounds Later PDF

By Paul Craig Roberts
90,000 rounds per insurgent?



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