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These Arguments Against Drilling Are All Wrong
The argument against domestic oil and gas production is not primarily technical or economic, but political. It deserves to be argued on those terms with honesty about the trade-offs involved.
US Senators in Taiwan Urge Lawmakers To Pass Defense Budget
A big buy of American munitions is stalled in the Taiwanese legislature.
This Is Government Induced Helplessness
It is tyranny when China does it, but civilised when we do it.
When the Rules Fail
International law does not create states: it presupposes their existence. If powerful states conclude that the rules offer them no viable path to protect themselves, they will eventually abandon them.