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Space Force: Ahead of Its Time, or Dreadfully Premature?
Does the United States need a military presence in space? Most informed opinions suggest that the answer is yes. Does the United States need a new independent service for managing that military presence? The answer is less obvious. In December 2019, Congress established the U.S. Space Force as an independent uniformed military service within the Department of the Air Force. In a new study, Robert Farley evaluates the reasoning behind the Space Force’s establishment, and concludes that the service’s creation is premature.
- “Space Force: Ahead of Its Time, or Dreadfully Premature?,” by Robert Farley
- “Space Force: Ahead of Its Time or Dreadfully Premature?,” Cato Event, December 8, 2020
Despite Modi, India Has Not Yet Become a Hindu Authoritarian State
India’s constitution guarantees democracy, civil liberties, and secularism. But fears of India becoming a Hindu authoritarian state have been voiced after Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in New Delhi in 2014. In a new paper, Cato scholar Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar says that these fears are overblown: “India is not currently a Hindu state, but it is becoming less secular; while it is far from becoming authoritarian, it is becoming a more illiberal democracy.”
- “Despite Modi, India Has Not Yet Become a Hindu Authoritarian State,” by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar
Government in a Pandemic
Americans and their political leaders are understandably worried about COVID-19 and its effects, both on human health and the economy. That worry may lead some people to reflexively demand broad government intervention. But in a new paper, Cato scholar Thomas A. Firey argues that government can respond effectively to the historic COVID-19 crisis while following the principles of limited government.
- “Government in a Pandemic,” by Thomas A. Firey