Recent Op-Eds

Finally Talking Terror Sensibly

By John Mueller, Mark G. Stewart and Benjamin H. Friedman. National Interest (Online). May 24, 2013.

The best way to undermine terrorism is to avoid being frightened by it.

E-Verify Wrong for America

By Jim Harper. The Hill (Online). May 23, 2013.

E-Verify is a system for transferring control from businesses and individuals around the country to Washington, D.C.

Amartya Sen Wrong in His Claim That Delay in Food Bill Killing a Thousand Every Week

By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar. Times of India. May 22, 2013.

Amartya Sen, as befits a Nobel laureate, has often produced careful calculations to throw light on dark situations, such as the number of deaths caused by Mao’s Great Leap Forward in China. So, it was astonishing to hear him say on a recent TV programme that the delay in passing the Food Security Bill was causing 1,000 deaths per week (equal to 52,000 per year). …