Monthly Archives: August 2010

August 26, 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

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August 25, 2010

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

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August 24, 2010

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

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August 20, 2010

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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August 18, 2010

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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August 16, 2010

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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August 5, 2010

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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