Published Tuesday, August 26, 2008 by Christopher Westley
Americans should consider how the US government would react if (say) Texas declared its independence and received massive amounts of military aid and advice from the Russians, all while the Texas president feted his Russian counterpart at state dinners in Austin and promoted Texan membership in a post-Cold War Warsaw Pact that had already expanded greatly in the previous 15 years. To me, the economic lessons dominate.
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The Economics of War (Georgia Edition) (1.35 MB)