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Monthly Archives: August 2010
The Face of the Taliban
Via DangerRoom, some remarkable and gripping footage of the Taliban in Kunar province of Afghanistan that’s worth your time to watch. It’s easy to dismiss this kind of stuff as a particularly well-executed PR campaign by the other side—the Taliban … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Islam
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The Ethical versus The Possible
On his excellent blog for our magazine, Peter Berger has clearly laid out the impassioned moral argument for why we ought to think twice about pulling out of Afghanistan. He starts by highlighting a brutal stoning of an adulterous couple … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Islam
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How to think about the Mosque
The ongoing debate about the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” is a test for the real foundations of our country, and the maturity of our political debate. This issue has the danger of sliding further into political immaturity at best, and … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Liberty
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You want a statin with that?
A study by a group led by one Dr. Darrell Francis of Britain’s National Heart and Lung Institute recently made headlines with its recommendation that fast-food joints hand out cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins to any patron who wants them, … Continue reading
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Fighting Islam in Afghanistan
“The GWOT is dead, long live the COFKATGWOT,” Walter Russell Mead likes to joke. It’s spot-on damning, really—a hamfisted rebranding could not change the essence of two wars well underway as President Obama took the reins of power. It was … Continue reading
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Saving American Society from Structural Disaster
As the midterm elections approach, the political topic on everyone’s tongue is jobs. The discussion in the popular press, such as it is, takes several forms. Lately, the most common question one hears is how come the economy in general … Continue reading
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The Frustrations of Infrastructure
We have in The American Interest an ongoing project called “Nation-Building in America” and infrastructure renewal is a subject I have been trying to get covered now for some time, so far to no avail. The reason for my difficulties … Continue reading
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