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Pax Americana Institute’s Social Security analysis was cited by Rand Paul in his book The Tea Party Goes to Washington.

Dr. Rand Paul, Kentucky’s junior senator and a prominent figure in the Tea Party movement, cited Social Security Insolvency Could Occur Earlier than Predicted, a sobering analysis of the Social Security system penned by PAI, on page 198 of his book The Tea Party Goes to Washington. Dr. Paul, in citing PAI’s analysis, wrote, “Last [...]

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American Power: Still the Best Hope for Peace

PAI’s National Security Fellow, Craig Caruana, recently published an engrossing treatise entitled: American Power: Still the Best Hope for Peace. “Deep inside many pacified, integration loving, defense-expenditure-cutting Europeans is the memory of what Europe once was and could become again: realpolitik, mechanized for war; and horrifically efficient at killing en masse.” American Power: Still the [...]

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The “Third Rail:” Reforming our dilapidated Social Security system.

Social Security has long been an issue that politicians have had trepidation about reforming, out of fear of losing support from the nations largest and most significant voting demographic: senior citizens.  As the reader knows, American politicians and the media have dubbed Social Security “the third rail of American politics.”  As such, politicians have refrained [...]

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Taxing Americans by the Mile?

Continuing to demonstrate their complete disconnect from main-street America, President Obama administration officials introduced an “undated draft” of a Transportation Opportunities Act that would tax American citizens based on how many miles they drive.  What!?  Maybe President Obama should turn his attention to our domestic oil-drilling policies, or maybe our impending $13 TRILLION federal debt [...]

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Are you following The Pax Americana Institute on Twitter?

Latest Tweet by: PaxAmericanaUSA Iran’s central bank warned oil will rise above $150/barrel if sanctions against Iran are not lifted soon. –Wash.Times. http://bit.ly/dJqJ97 d Latest Tweet by: WICONSERVATIVES Budget Forum Update: Sat 4/30. Panelists discuss budget and bill implications. Showing of Iranium to follow. www.WisconsinConservatives.com/

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Report Showed 18.8% of Insurgent Fighters in Iraq Were From East Libya

In December 2007, the Combating Terror Center at West Point released analysis of a report that examined the places insurgent fighters in Iraq were coming from. The report, which was limited to the location of Sinjar, Iraq, a border city with Syria near Mosul,  pointed out that 18.8% of foreign fighters were from Libya. More [...]

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Obama Violates His Own Opinion

In 2007, then-Senator Obama had some strong critical language for President Bush’s use of the U.S. military.  In brief, according to the senator, “The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.” In [...]

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Special Report: Iran’s Violations of International Law

Violations at a Glance This special report identifies 55 clear violations of international law by the Islamic Republic of Iran: hh Nuclear Program/Proliferation Violations: 18 8 IAEA Resolutions, 6 UNSC Resolutions, 4 Treaties/Agreements; hh Crimes Against Humanity: 30 21 UNSC Resolutions, 3 Treaties, 6 G.A. Resolutions; hh Human Rights: 7 7 All Treaties/Agreements;   Each [...]

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Layman’s Terms: The Effects of Unrest in the Middle East on U.S. Gas Prices

The Effects of Unrest in the Middle East on U.S. Gas Prices Unrest in the Middle East has been occurring for the last couple of weeks, which shouldn’t be news for most.  The local effect for Americans is the rise in gas prices that have occurred as a result of the unrest.  I recently was [...]

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One-third of All Income is Government Aid – WHAT?!

A very disturbing report this week reveals that one-third of all “income” received in America is money received from a government agency.  What!? Whether via MediCare, MedicAid, welfare, unemployment insurance, etc… one in three of all income-dollars is spawned from a government fund, whether or not there is actually tax revenue to cover the outflow. [...]

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