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Foundation for Economic Education
by Sheldon Richman

09/09/11

In a recent mini-debate on the radio with a Keynesian economist, I ran into the increasingly popular claim that massive spending during World War II ended the Great Depression. In an odd way this is progress. If it took World War II to end the Depression, that must mean the New Deal didn t do it. Be that as it may, advocates of peace and freedom can t be comforted by the war explanation.

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The freedoms defended since 9/11

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Anthony Gregory

09/11/11

'Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward,' said George W. Bush on September 11, 2011. 'And freedom will be defended.' President Obama apparently agrees that the U.S. government?s response to 9/11 has been to defend freedom. ... We might wonder which freedoms the U.S. government, under both Bush and Obama, has defended since 9/11...

http://www.fff.org/comment/com1109l.asp



What terror wrought: The Bush legacy

The American Conservative
by Patrick J. Buchanan

09/08/11

Ten years after, what has 9/11 wrought? Initially, Bush handled it masterfully. With his nation behind him, in three months, he effected the overthrow of the Taliban who had given sanctuary to Osama bin Laden and had al-Qaida on the run. Then, full of hubris, the conquering hero went before the Congress to all but declare war on three 'axis of evil' nations - Iran, Iraq, North Korea - not one of which had had anything to do with 9/11. Instantly, Bush split his international and national coalitions...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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9/11: A Conspiracy Theory

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the 9/11 conspiracy theory in under 5 minutes.

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