Tuesday Links

Posted by Chris Moody

• Will Afghanistan become Obama’s Vietnam?

• Why America’s experience in Bosnia and Iraq offers ample warning against taking the mission too far in Afghanistan.

• Will Japan remain pacifist?

• Paul Krugman claims a victory for Big Government, which he says “saved” the economy from an economic depression. Alan Reynolds debunks his claim and shows why bigger government  produces only bigger and longer recessions.

• Podcast: Johan Norberg explores the causes of the financial crisis. For more, don’t miss his new book, Financial Fiasco: How America’s Infatuation with Homeownership and Easy Money Created the Economic Crisis.