Ivan Eland is senior fellow at the Independent Institute.
(WorldNews Business)

Most people, when thinking of Memorial Day — if they don’t confuse it with Veterans Day — think of the start of the summer season or great sales at the stores and online. Yet the holiday is supposed to honor those who died in America’s wars. Even some of the limited remembrance seen on television and in the news is more superficial than deeply reflective. Perhaps the greatest tribute to those have made the ultimate sacrifice for the country might be to try to reduce the number of those who die in future wars. Unfortunately, throughout U.S. history, but especially after the Cold War ended, politicians of both parties have been too quick to send American boys (and now...