Defining Ideas by topic: History

March 22, 2013
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Gay Marriage and the Libertarian’s Dilemma

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Supreme Court will consider two same-sex marriage cases that pit original intent against individual liberty.
March 20, 2013
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The Banality of Evil

by Fouad Ajami (Senior Fellow and cochair, Working Group on Islamism and the International Order)
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What has become of the perpetrators of murder and genocide in Cambodia, Iraq, and other war-torn regions of the world?
March 14, 2013
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A Short History of K-12 Reform

by Chester E. Finn Jr. (Senior Fellow and Chair, K–12 Education Task Force)
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American education has changed drastically in the last twenty years. That bodes well for the next twenty.
March 13, 2013
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Conservative Philistines?

by Mark Blitz
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A concern for liberty does not have to come at the expense of excellence and beauty in the arts.
March 12, 2013
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The Mirage of Racism

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Supreme Court should strike down the Voting Rights Act and rein in Attorney General Eric Holder.
February 20, 2013
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The Women of the Gulag

by Paul R. Gregory (Research Fellow)
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These five women put a human face on the terror of Stalin’s purges.
February 14, 2013
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America's Bright Future

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
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In three key sectors of the economy, the country is experiencing a rejuvenating renaissance.
February 12, 2013
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The Boy Scouts Dilemma

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Rather than be ripped apart over admitting gay people, the organization should split in two.
February 6, 2013
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The Coming War in the Middle East

by Lieutenant Colonel Joel Rayburn (contributor to the working group on Islamism and the international order)
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Imagine a sectarian conflagration, fueled by Al Qaeda, raging across the Fertile Crescent.
January 30, 2013
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Cuba's Tortured Transition

by William Ratliff (Research Fellow)
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As the island inches toward liberalization, Congress should lift the outdated embargo.