Drawing on his extensive knowledge of history, law, and economics, Richard Epstein examines how best to regulate the interface between market choice and government intervention—and find a middle way b
The modern laws of war that emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were developed with a particular concept of war in mind—one that does not apply to the conflict with our current adver
Divided China's Continuing StruggleIn 1949, China divided into two regimes, with the People's Republic of China controlling the mainland and Taiwan, or the Republic of China, controlling a group of of
This detailed volume surveys the history of Macedonia from 600 BC to the present day, with an emphasis on the past two centuries. It reveals how the so-called Macedonian question has long dominated Ba
What have we learned from No Child Left Behind—and how can we improve it?John E. Chubb, writing on behalf of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, presents a convincing case that, despite the contro
A timely dialogue on the most important economic institution in the world.The Federal Reserve is the single most important economic policy institution in the United States. Its recent unprecedented a
On December 8 (Japan time), 1941, Imperial Japan launched a massive attack on beautiful Pearl Harbor, calling it "the preemptive first strike." The island empire, seduced by a mirage
The twenty-four essays that appear in this volume exemplify the scholarly brilliance and intellectual curiosity that has marked the world of Nobel laureate George J. Stigler, who has been acknowledged
Drawing from the findings of the Stanford Task Force on Preventive Force, Abraham D. Sofaer offers a practical guide to identifying and considering the issues relevant to preventive uses of force, i
This final version of the Report of the Stanford University Task Force on Preventive Force, Chaired by former Reagan Secretary of State George Shultz and former Clinton special assistant for national
"An international readership will welcome this new collection of Boris Pasternak's continually fascinating family correspondence, which gives us the opportunity to delve deeply into the whole of his t
"An international readership will welcome this new collection of Boris Pasternak's continually fascinating family correspondence, which gives us the opportunity to delve deeply into the whole of his t
In Politics, Murder, and Love in Stalin’s Kremlin: The Story of Nikolai Bukharin and Anna Larina, Paul Gregory sheds light on how the world’s first socialist state went terribly wrong and why? it was
In Politics, Murder, and Love in Stalin’s Kremlin: The Story of Nikolai Bukharin and Anna Larina, Paul Gregory sheds light on how the world’s first socialist state went terribly wrong an
Baran (of the Hudson Institute) inquires into the direction of Turkish identity under the Islamic-oriented party, the AKP. She describes the rise of the AKP and its successful campaign to lead the Tur
Baker, former assistant secretary for policy at the US Department of Homeland Security under the Bush administration, offers his opinions about the shortcomings of border security and predictions for
Hughes (international communications, Brigham Young U.) calls for reviving the type of public diplomacy represented by the now defunct United States Information Agency in order to engage with mainstre
Drawing on more than fifteen years of work on Social Security policy, first in the U.S. Senate and later in the White House, Chuck Blahous argues that our national Social Security debate is more po
