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Lessons of the Cold War with Peter Robinson

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Importance of World Travel for Leaders

I feel that world travel should almost be a prerequisite for national leadership. How can you judge your own society if you have no idea how it's done in other places? It's nice to think America is the greatest country on earth, but what are you comparing it to? In basic economics, so will argue that a capitalist economy solves one of the oldest problems known to man. I call it the who watches the watchman problem.

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