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Ivan Eland talked about his book, War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure, about the executive branch’s expanding role in defense and foreign policy.

Ivan Eland talked about President Trump’s use of executive power in his efforts for a U.S.-Mexico border wall and how presidents have used executive power in the past.

Ivan Eland talked about his book, Eleven Presidents: Promises vs. Results in Achieving Limited Government.

Ivan Eland and Anthony Ruggiero talked about escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea over North Korea’s nuclear program.

Ivan Eland talked about U.S. foreign policy toward NATO and Russia, particularly in the wake of the recent failed coup attempt in Turkey.

A panel discussion was held on the merits of withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan. The panelists also talked about what did and did not work in Iraq and President Obama’s plans for Afghanis…

Ivan Eland talked about his book Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty (Independent Institute; January 9, 2009). In his book Mr. Eland ranks the presid…

Ivan Eland talked about his book, Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty (Independent Institute; January 9, 2009). The book ranks the presidents on the …

Andrew Bacevich talked about his book The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (Metropolitan Books; August 5, 2008). In his book he argues that the United States is headed dow…

Mr. Gvosdev moderated a roundtable discussion featuring Jan Bremmer, Charles Pena, Anatol Lieven, and Graham Fuller as panelists to address the topic, “America: A Crippled Superpower?” Fol…

The panelists discussed solutions to the current problems of U.S. involvement in Iraq that despite recent elections in Iraq include a constitutional crisis, continued terrorism, a Sunni rebe…

A two-day policy-making forum called “Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy” was held to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. …

Author Ivan Eland talked about his book, The Empire Has No Clothes.

Panelists talked about changes the U.S. military should make to deal with changes in warfare. Topics included strategic planning and assessment, risk evaluation, costs of change, combining s…

Participants debated the merits of war against Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were the goals of any potential military action against Iraq, the need to resume weapons inspection in th…

Panelists at an event sponsored by the CATO Institute discussed whether the United States should sell more advanced weapons to Taiwan. They also discussed the relationship between the countr…

The USS Wyoming and its crew were profiled through footage shot while the submarine was at sea for training. The Wyoming is an Ohio-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, with 24 missile t…

Participants debated the pros and cons of a plan to transform several Army brigades into lighter and faster forces. Among the issues they addressed were costs, effectiveness and the impact o…

Participants will discuss potential responses to future terrorist attacks such as military responses, responses by law enforcement agencies and economic measures.

Participants debated whether homosexuals should be allowed to serve openly in the military. Among the issues they addressed were the numbers being discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell…