July 2, 2019

Trump-Kim Jong Un Talks Shouldn’t Focus on Getting North Korea to Give up Its Nukes

Continuing to demand that Pyongyang capitulate and accept total denuclearization is pointless. A settlement that limits North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities is attainable, and it would substantially reduce the danger of war on the Korean Peninsula — something that would benefit the United States and global community.

• “Trump-Kim Jong Un Talks Shouldn’t Focus on Getting North Korea to Give up Its Nukes,” by Ted Galen Carpenter
• “Trump Meets Kim at the DMZ: Useful Symbolism, but Little Substance Yet,” by Ted Galen Carpenter

For More Short Sea Shipping, Get the Federal Government Out of the Way

A recent congressional hearing examined the country’s lack of short sea shipping. It should have focused on the Jones Act.

• “For More Short Sea Shipping, Get the Federal Government Out of the Way,” by Colin Grabow

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Neil Gorsuch Catches a Hail Mary for the Constitution

His opinion in a little-noticed case could eventually roll back decades of executive overreach.

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