…But it’s Congress that must formally declare war, and Congress probably wouldn’t declare war on itself. One house might declare war on the other, but that wouldn’t meet the Constitution’s…

…War on Terror prisoner civil rights issues. And on some lower-profile civil liberties issues unrelated to war or to Patriot Act matters, too—particularly certain positions as amicus at the Supreme…

…times of stress, notably during the Civil War and World War II. 7. As a Transfer Program, Social Security is Also Irrelevant to Deficit Economics. Political discussions of “long-term fiscal…

…1933, by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC. War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority…

…Depression, World War 2, and the recovery from World War 2 tend to distort things. For instance, during World War 2, the private sector’s share of the economy was (purposely)…

…his generation, veterans of World War II, he didn’t talk about it much. He held his memories close to his chest. If he talked to anyone about them, I didn’t…

…rate fell roughly in half during the “unsuccessful” war on poverty. Why do most people my age (twice theirs) agree taht the war on poverty was a failure ? I…

…disastrous 1887 winter.[1] — prepared for and advocated war with Spain — organized and helped command the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment… during the Spanish-American War — became president of…

by cactus Newmark’s Door comments on news and Iraq: More than a few people are noticing that we may be winning the war in Iraq, and that the consequences of…

…this war. Neither side is immune from the killing of Iraqi civilians. But Americans should be aware of their own responsibility for inflicting death and pain on the innocent. The…