April 6, 2011 10:46AM 

# Wednesday Links 

By George Scoville 

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- [It’s time](http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/04/why-we-should-be-against-armed-humanitarianism) for a little less hubris.
- [It’s time](http://blogs.forbes.com/dougbandow/2011/04/04/its-time-for-a-government-shutdown/) for a government shutdown.
- [It’s time](http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/china-benefits-us-continuously-shoots-itself-the-foot-5118) to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.
- [It’s time](http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/263897/paul-ryan-s-fiscal-framework-chris-edwards) for an adult conversation on the federal budget, and Chairman Ryan’s plan is a good start.
- [It’s time](https://www.cato.org/multimedia/video-highlights/doug-bandow-us-policy-afghanistan-al-jazeeras-inside-story) to rethink our strategy in Afghanistan:

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