Doug Bandow

DOUG BANDOW, CATO INSTITUTE Medical care for veterans has become Washington’s latest scandal du jour.  Those injured while serving their country deserve prompt, quality medical...

Backed by the envious, used by the greedy DOUG BANDOW, THE FREEMAN Most Americans dislike the income tax, now more than a century old. The rates...

DOUG BANDOW, CATO INSTITUTE Congress passed the misnamed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act four years ago.  It was a signal political achievement.  Alas,...

DOUG BANDOW, CATO INSTITUTE Russia’s brazen annexation of Crimea has generated a flood of proposals to reinvigorate NATO. Doing so would make America less...

A visit to a West African nations reveals tragic failure, yet great potential. DOUG BANDOW, THE FREEMAN ABUJA, NIGERIA—Arriving in Abuja, Nigeria results in an almost...

A visit to a West African nations reveals tragic failure, yet great potential. DOUG BANDOW, THE FREEMAN ABUJA, NIGERIA—Arriving in Abuja, Nigeria results in an almost...

DOUG BANDOW, CATO INSTITUTE Individual liberty took another hit with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of legislation enhancing protection for people’s religious principles while...

BY DOUG BANDOW, THE FREEMAN For many people free markets seem cold and calculating. Maybe it’s the best way to sell, say, automobiles and soap....

BY DOUG BANDOW, THE FREEMAN If logic decided policy in Washington, federal spending would be low, the budget would be balanced, the benefits of regulations...

DOUG BANDOW, THE FREEMAN In January, California Democrat Pete Stark finished 40 years in Congress. The 81-year-old proclaimed himself pleased with the half of his...

DOUG BANDOW, THE FREEMAN Almost everyone is for freedom. At least they say they’re for freedom. Politicians wax eloquent when talking about America’s liberties in...