War & Peace Paul Craig Roberts Interviews Robert Higgs

The United States has no shortage of commentators weighing in on the U.S.-Iraq conflict. Unfortunately, few of them have done original research on the subject of war and peace. By contrast, economist and historian Robert Higgs -- senior fellow in political economy at the Independent Institute has spent many years closely studying the relationship between military and economic crises, on the one hand, and the erosion of liberty, on the other.Madison warned us long ago that it would. War brings higher taxes, greater government debt, increased government intrusion in markets, more pervasive government surveillance, manipulation, and control of the public. Going to war is the perfect recipe for expanding the size, scope, and power of the federal government. You have to wonder why so many conservatives, who claim to cherish liberty, enthusiastically embrace the government's schemes for plunging the nation into war.
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