The president’s ââ?¬Å?broad-gauged initiativeââ?¬Â to teach Americans through language training to be more culturally aware of exotic countries ââ?¬â? in order to spread democracy there ââ?¬â? would distort the market for specialty linguists and be a waste of tax dollars.
(Ivan Eland is director of the Center on Peace and Liberty at The Independent Institute, a think tank based in Washington.)
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