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Doug Bandow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Doug Bandow was a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. He resigned on December 15, 2005 after admitting to accepting payments from lobbyist Jack Abramoff in return for publishing articles favorable to Abramoff's clients over a period of approximately ten years. He is notable for his strong opposition to the Law of the Sea Treaty and is the author of The Politics of Plunder. ..."

Biography

Cato Institute
Future of Freedom Foundation

Web Pages

Doug Bandow - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government

Articles

Selling Ideas, by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., 21 Dec 2005
Related Topic: Cato Institute
"... there is no reason to assume - and no way to know for sure - that Bandow decided to take the positions he did solely based on the payments. He is a libertarian after all, one of the more principled writers out there, and the positions he took were not incompatible with his overall political perspective."

Writings

Book Review: Liberty Against Power: Essays by Roy A. Childs, Jr. edited by Joan Kennedy Taylor, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Jun 1995
Related Topic: Roy A. Childs, Jr.
"A leading libertarian writer, editor, and activist, Roy was also a good friend and tough intellectual sparring partner to the famous, like Milton Friedman, and a generous mentor to the obscure, like any number of college students. ... Joan Kennedy Taylor, Roy's close friend ... has collected some of his best writings and speeches in a new volume ..."
NATO's Balkans Disaster and Wilsonian Warmongering, Part 1, Freedom Daily, Jul 1999
Related Topic: War
NATO's Balkans Disaster and Wilsonian Warmongering, Part 2, Freedom Daily, Aug 1999
Related Topic: War
Searching for America's Next Enemy, Mises.org Daily Article, 17 Jul 2006
Related Topic: China
"China today is more prosperous, accessible, and responsible than ever before. Although Beijing is not a close ally, it is not hostile either. ... The idea that Beijing's modest (after inflation) increases in military outlays are preparing it for a global or even regional war of conquest is simply silly."
The Longest-Running War, 20 Dec 2004
Related Topic: War on Drugs
"Despite the optimistic predictions that often flow from federal officials, there is little good news in the drug war. ... While Miller and Miron might not convince the most dedicated drug warriors, they have presented a powerful case that the drug war is counterproductive. Their evidence deserves a serious response. "
Uncle Sam's Retirement Scam, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Jan 2002
Related Topic: Social Security Tax
"... Ponzi schemes succeed for only a limited time. When Franklin Roosevelt was posing as the savior of the elderly, almost half the people died before collecting their first check. ... countries ranging from Chile to Britain to Sweden to Australia have moved or begun to move to fully funded private pension programs ..."

Books Authored

Speaking Freely: The Public Interest in Unfettered Speech
    by John Corry, Doug Bandow, Edward H. Crane III (Introduction), 1995
Related Topic: Freedom of Speech