All Commentary
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

More Money Going to Pakistan


“The United States pledged an additional $110 million in aid to Pakistan on Tuesday, reflecting both the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Swat Valley and what the administration says is its growing confidence in Pakistan’s efforts to combat the Taliban.” (New York Times, Wednesday)

What the heck, it’s not their money.

FEE Timely Classic
“Some Fallacies of Foreign Aid” by William Henry Chamberlin


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.