Day: November 7, 2019

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Bootleggers and Catholics: The Politics of the Open-Borders Lobby

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Economist Bruce Yandle is known for (among many other things) authoring the “Bootleggers and Baptists” theory of government regulation. The gist of the theory is that many forms of regulation (and other types of government intervention) persist because of the political clout of one group – the “bootleggers” … Read More >Bootleggers and Catholics: The Politics of the Open-Borders Lobby

Categories Middle East

Iran Has Effective Military Advantage Over US, Allies in Mideast, New Report Claims

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A fresh in-depth study of Iran’s military capabilities and balance of power in the embattled Middle East has assumed that regional wars are being waged on two layers – between states and in a so-called “grey zone”, where no conventional force can counterbalance Iran’s sovereign dominance. … Read More >Iran Has Effective Military Advantage Over US, Allies in Mideast, New Report Claims

Categories Middle East

Pentagon Declines to Comment on Video Showing US Weapons Arriving in Yemen – Spokesman

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US media reported earlier on Wednesday that newly obtained video footage shows an Oshkosh armored vehicle and other US-made military hardware being unloaded from a ship under the cover of darkness in the early morning hours at the port in the southern city of Aden. … Read More >Pentagon Declines to Comment on Video Showing US Weapons Arriving in Yemen – Spokesman