Foreign Policy

Call It Slavery

The following is only an excerpt of the article. Click here to read the article in its entirety. “So you’re going to run the State Department’s trafficking office!” a friend exclaimed when he heard the news. “What qualifications do you have to run a motor pool?” That was back in 2002, and despite a history of involvement in human rights Read More ›

The Justice Department, Blind to Slavery

President Bush has won support abroad and bipartisan praise at home for his efforts to combat human trafficking, the slavery of our time. But now that work is imperiled by his own Department of Justice. At the United Nations in 2003, Mr. Bush denounced the sex trafficking of women and girls around the world. A little more than two years Read More ›

Showing Your Flag

Click here for original article (subscription required) Our cover date of June 14 is also the date of one of America’s generally forgotten holidays, Flag Day. John Wohlstetter’s The Long War Ahead and the Short War Upon Us (Discovery Institute, 2008) is a solid example of a patriotic book that concisely and realistically explains what the United States needs to Read More ›

A Crime So Monstrous

If when you think of slavery, you imagine a distant, bygone era, ponder this conversation: Florin: That’s not a lot. For one night, I make two hundred Euros off her . . . . She’s very clean. A very nice girl — you won’t have any problems with her. Whatever you say, she will do.”Skinner: Two thousand seems like a Read More ›

Event Recap: A Crime So Monstrous

Discovery Institute recently hosted a lecture in Washington, D.C. featuring Benjamin Skinner, author of the new book A Crime So Monstrous. The lecture was recorded by C-SPAN’s BookTV. Check back for information on when the program will air. In the meantime, click here to read more.

Analysis: Experts Assess Terror Threats

This article, published by the Middle East Times, mentions Discovery Institute Senior Fellow John Wohlstetter: John Wohlstetter, senior fellow of technology and democracy with the Discovery Institute in Washington, is less concerned about food safety but said we have to keep inspecting regularly, and he identified water supplies and the Internet as vulnerable. The rest of the article can be Read More ›

WMD Catastrophes

This article, published by Frontpage Magazine, contains an interview with Discovery Institute Senior Fellow John Wohlstetter: Frontpage Interview’s guest today is John C. Wohlstetter, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute and part of the Technology and Democracy Project. He is a Washington D.C. attorney with a career of more than 22 years working in the telecommunications sector at positions Read More ›

Wohlstetter on C-SPAN Book TV

Book TV on C-SPAN 2 will air a lecture this coming weekend by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow John Wohlstetter, author of the new book The Long War Ahead and the Short War Upon Us. Broadcast times follow (all PST): Saturday, February 9th at 8:00 PM Sunday, February 10th at 4:00 AM Sunday, February 10th at 10:00 AM Check your local Read More ›