Surprise, surprise: immigrants neither take Americans’ jobs, nor drive down their wages.
Busting the Myth That Immigrants Drive Down Wages
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Focal Points Blog
Would a U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Drive India Into China’s Arms?
Much as the United States needs to withdraw from Afghanistan, it needs to keep in mind the effects that our military standdown would have on India.
An Off-Ramp From Our Iran Policy Could Take Us on the Scenic Route to Peace
Nowhere is it written in stone that U.S. policy on Iran must continue to suffer from a failure of imagination.
The Petraeus Bait and Switch Maneuver
By openly defying President Obama’s timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan, Gen. Petraeus is cementing his unprecedented power over U.S. war policy.
With Abuse of Palestinian Children, IDF Hits New Low
Widespread reports that members of IDF abuse Palestinian youths makes you wonder just what childrearing practices they’re a product of.
Does the U.S. Really Want Talks With the Taliban to Succeed?
Why is the U.S. launching an offensive in Kandahar just as the process of bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table is gaining momentum?
New START’s Big Winners: U.S. Nuke Complex, Pentagon, and Contractors
It’s not disarmament that the Obama administration seeks, but just the impression that the United States is committed to “global zero.”
Give Me Liberty or Give Me — the Extinction of the Human Race?
In a nuclear exchange, “give me liberty or give me death” means much more death than our founding fathers could have imagined.
Ahmadinejad’s Apocalypse-Soon Proclamations: For Real or a Joke?
Do conservatives have any justification for clinging to the belief that Iran’s President Ahmadinejad is an end-timer?
Robert Wright and the Koran: Grappling with the Wrong Religion
Parsing the Koran will not produce answers about the roots of terror any more than staring at a cup will enlighten onlookers about the source of water.