Searching for America's Next Enemy, by
Doug Bandow,
Mises Daily, 17 Jul 2006
Discusses attempts by some U.S. conservatives to find a new enemy nation and focuses on China as a "threat"
In the case of China, the "threat" is primarily a threat to the American empire ... The basic issue is Washington's predominance in East Asia. The ultimate threat, in the view of analyst Ross Munro, is that Beijing's "grand strategy is to dominate Asia. And that puts the United States and China on a collision course." But America is not alone. India also is a rising power, Russia maintains a sizable nuclear deterrent, Japan fields a capable military, South Korea is growing in influence, Australia is a regional leader, the ASEAN states are developing new cooperative ties, and more.
Why Johnny Can't Add, by
Williamson Evers,
Hoover Digest, 2000
Criticizes the U.S. Department of Education October 1999 endorsement of math "discovery-learning" programs and constrasts those to the rigorous curriculum proposed by 200 mathematicians and scientists in an open letter
[Steve] Leinward is not saying that the federally approved programs cover the material taught in top-performing countries such as Japan or Hungary or that the programs contain complete coverage ... Mathematics professor David Klein ... is a proponent of solid content ... Leinward says that Klein's algebra-for-all position is elitist. Here we have the central difference between the two sides. The rigorous-curriculum side says that, like Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore, we can have algebra for all, preparing students for technical careers and college-level work.