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The Opportunity Cost of War in Iraq

by John P.

Cost of the War in Iraq
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I was inspired by a fantastic article published by the Sietch Blog called Bending Swords Into Wind Turbines, so I decided to bring together some data to share on the opportunity costs associated with the ongoing war in Iraq.

Just to be clear, I’m not espousing any political position. I’m only interested in coming to an understanding of what alternatives we are forgoing by spending money, effort and lives in Iraq as opposed to spending them on something else. We’re talking about a whole boatload of money here, so it’s nice to know what else we could be getting for our dollar.
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The New U.S. Presidential Dictatorship Doctrine

August 30, 2007

I wish this article was some sort of political commentary, but unfortunatly I’m just reporting the news, not referring to President Bush as a dictator or anything like that. In addition to the illegal wiretapping and other abuses of freedom the Bush administration has undertaken, a political watchdog group called the Center for Research on [...]

Future of Free Internet Radio Under Attack

June 26, 2007
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If you run a blog, please support the cause by spreading the word! The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger! Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!). This issue needs immediate support or [...]

Al Gore to Testify Before Congress

March 17, 2007

If you’re interested in contributing to the effort to fight Global Warming, now is the time to actually do something. On March 21st Al Gore will be testifying before congress about the topic and he has almost 300,000 digital signatures he’s taking with him. You can add your name to the list in about 30 [...]