Churchill, Hitler, and “The Unnecessary War”

As a soldier, politician, and writer, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) made a deep imprint on world history for more than half a century. He is best known for rallying his countrymen during the fateful Battle of Britain when he was prime minister—thereby, many people believe, stemming the flood that was sweeping Adolf Hitler to [...]

Book Reviews – June 2007

• Hitlers Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State
  
  by Goetz Aly Reviewed by Richard M. Ebeling
  
• The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money
  by Timothy P. Carney Reviewed by Sheldon Richman
  
• Income and Wealth
  by Alan Reynolds Reviewed by George C. Leef
  
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Debacle What We Have Learned; How to Fix It
  by Henry N. Butler and Larry E. Ribstein Reviewed by Barbara Hunter
  
• The Joy of SOX: Why Sarbanes-Oxley and Service-Oriented Architecture May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You
  by Hugh Taylor Reviewed by Barbara Hunter
  

Two Who Made a Difference

In 20 years of traveling to 67 countries I’ve come across some pretty nasty governments and some darn good people. To be fair I should acknowledge that I’ve also encountered some rotten people and a half-decent government or two. The ghastliest of all worlds is when you have rotten people running nasty governments, a combination [...]