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Category Archives: American History
October 16, 2010
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The Problem With J Street
With the Israeli government’s latest (and in my view, misguided) decision to start construction on housing in East Jerusalem, the struggle over the future of the peace process has grown more intense. Meanwhile, as Middle East diplomacy heats up, J … Continue reading
October 8, 2010
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Kausismo Or Death? Dems Face Tough Choices Past 2010
Lost in the chatter about the potential GOP tsunami in the midterm elections is one simple fact: if American politics still operated on the rules of the twentieth century, the Democrats would own this political cycle.
September 24, 2010
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Thoughts From a Country Mouse
It’s a little past midnight here in the rolling hunt country of Dutchess County where the Catskills guard the path of the Hudson down to the narrows at West Point. The leaves are beginning to turn this high and this … Continue reading
September 14, 2010
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Save the Planet: Shop Walmart
Shifting my main base of operations from the stately Mead manor in Queens to the rustic Mead hideaway in the rolling hunt country of Duchess County involves a lot of shopping; fortunately for me there is a Walmart just a … Continue reading
September 11, 2010
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9/11, Islam and War
Nine years ago this morning I came up from the subway stop at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue to hear from the breakfast cart vendor that a plane had crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers in lower … Continue reading
September 7, 2010
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Buck Up, America
La rentrée is what the French call this time of year: the re-entry. Everything comes to a stop in August; it is too hot to work, and the whole country slows down during the late summer dog days. Then, come … Continue reading
September 4, 2010
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Literary Saturday: Benito Cereno, An American Classic
For the last few years the first book I’ve assigned in my classes on the history of American foreign policy is Herman Melville’s novella Benito Cereno. (Go here for a free on-line version.) Written in 1855, and based on the … Continue reading
August 28, 2010
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The Greening of Godzilla
Watching the colossal and implosive decline of the once mighty green movement to stop global warming has been an educational experience. It’s rare to see so many smart, idealistic and dedicated people look so clueless and fail so completely. From … Continue reading
July 4, 2010
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London Fourth
London is an odd place for an American to spend the Fourth of July, but the way the schedule worked out this summer, this happened to be the best time for me to make a quick trip. I’ve been putting … Continue reading
April 21, 2010
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Go Home, Mae West
“I used to be Snow White,” Mae West famously said, “but I drifted.” Power has been drifting toward Washington and the federal government in the American political system; it needs to start drifting back home to the states and to … Continue reading
April 15, 2010
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Roll On, Columbia
The world is still arguing about what was or what was not accomplished at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington this week. But one thing should be clear: for better or for worse, the United States remains the world’s leading … Continue reading
April 12, 2010
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The Guns of the Civil War Still Echo In Our Heads
It was 149 years ago today that deeply misguided Confederate hotheads rejoiced as they began the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. The Confederate cabinet in Montgomery had determined on the attack, overriding the prescient advice of Secretary of … Continue reading
April 5, 2010
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Why AIPAC Is Good For The Jews — and For Everyone Else
Two cheers for AIPAC; this is not the most popular sentiment in the foreign policy world, where the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is often both feared for its power and loathed for an approach to Middle East policy that, … Continue reading
April 2, 2010
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Boy Orator of Queens
In my recent “Faith Matters” post, I expanded on a topic I discussed in a recent Council on Foreign Relations conference call on Friday with a group of religious leaders and scholars from around the country: as a follow-up to … Continue reading
April 1, 2010
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Liberal Internationalism: The Twilight of a Dream
Yesterday I wrote about a pattern of choices in our foreign policy that may make sense individually but that overall project an image of weakness before our enemies, disloyalty to our friends. Today I want to write about something bigger: … Continue reading
