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By Tad DeHaven
After the Republicans took back control of the House following the November 2010 elections, the GOP leadership went with Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers—a.k.a. “The Prince of Pork”—to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee. I wrote at the time that “The support for Rogers from House Republican leaders is a slap in the face of voters [...]House Appropriations Chairman Behind Military Pork is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog
By Christopher Preble
Yesterday’s event on the U.S. Navy was a big success and generated a vigorous discussion. Ben Freeman from POGO spelled out his concerns about the littoral combat ship, specifically the Freedom (LCS-1) (documented here and here) and CBO’s Eric Labs raised a few additional ones pertaining to the program as whole. Under Secretary of the [...]After-Action Report on Cato’s Panel on the Future of the Navy Surface Fleet is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog
By Tim Lynch
Today, Cato is launching a new web site, PoliceMisconduct.net, which is one component of our new National Police Misconduct Reporting Project. We will be tracking news stories concerning misconduct so policymakers can make more informed assessments of its nature and circumstances. Our objective is to identify policies that consistently uphold high standards of ethics, honesty, and professionalism [...]PoliceMisconduct.Net Launch is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog
By Justin Logan
May 23, the permanent five members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany (P5+1) will enter into talks with the Iranian leadership about the latter’s nuclear program. The Baghdad talks come on the heels of talks last month in Istanbul. A number of observers have raised expectations for the talks in Baghdad. The latest hopeful [...]Negotiations with Iran: What Has Changed? is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog
By Daniel J. Mitchell
Over the years, I’ve strenuously objected to schemes that would enable international bureaucracies to levy taxes. That’s why I’ve criticized “direct funding” proposals, most of which seem to emanate from the United Nations. A scheme to let the United Nations tax services such as air travel. A proposal, pushed by George Soros and other statists, [...]Should International Bureaucracies Get Taxing Powers or Direct Funding? is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog
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