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Hoover Digest 2006 No. 3
July 30, 2006
Hard Pounding
Yes, we've made mistakes in Iraq, but we can still win. By Victor Davis Hanson.
SIDEBAR: If Today's Reporters Had Been Around Then
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July 30, 2006
The Pressure Builds
If the dam of mass violence bursts in Iraq, U.S. forces will be unable to stop the flood. Why we must find a political, not a miltary, solution. By Larry Diamond.
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July 30, 2006
Where Are All the Protesters?
The war in Iraq may be getting more unpopular by the day, but antiwar protesters are mostly missing in action. Why? By John Bunzel.
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July 30, 2006
White Guilt and the American Way of War
Why does America insist on fighting with kid gloves? By Shelby Steele.
July 30, 2006
Break the Habit
Each year, mexicans working in the United States send billions in hard currency back home—an injection to which the Mexican economy has grown addicted. We need to help the junkie break the habit. By Victor Davis Hanson.
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July 30, 2006
The Conduit
To us, it's a border. But to Mexico, it's an escape valve. Why closing that valve would destabilize our southern neighbor—and damage our own interests. By Stephen Haber.
July 30, 2006
An Amnesty by Any Other Name
The president's proposal slights the most important issue in the immigration debate—the rule of law. By Edwin Meese III.
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July 30, 2006
National Security and Freedom of Speech
The media may claim special privileges under the First Amendment, but if the Bush administration has its way, certain reporters will be going to jail. By Bob Zelnick.
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July 30, 2006
A World of Many Cold Wars
One cold war between nuclear protagonists was scary enough. A world of multiple nuclear cold wars would be the stuff of nightmares. Will we wake in time? By Niall Ferguson.
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July 30, 2006
The Perils of Soft Power
America's cultural presence in the world has become ubiquitous. Josef Joffe explores the strange mixture of repulsion and attraction that our soft power engenders.
July 30, 2006
Congress, the President, and the Making of Foreign Policy
In foreign policy, Congress defers to the president. Why? Risk aversion. By David W. Brady and Craig Volden.
July 30, 2006
Charter Progress
A report card on the charter school movement. By Chester E. Finn Jr. and Michael J. Petrilli.
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July 30, 2006
Keeping an Eye on State Standards
Suzy is a good reader...in North Carolina. But what happens when her parents move next door to South Carolina, where standards are much higher? By Paul E. Peterson and Frederick M. Hess.
July 30, 2006
The Fall of the Standard-Bearers
When it was founded in 1900, College Board had a profound influence on standards and curricula in American education. The board's influence has declined—and so has the quality of our public school system. Coincidence? By Diane Ravitch.
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July 30, 2006
America at Work
The U.S. economy continues to add jobs—2 million last year alone—and unemployment remains low. Edward P. Lazear and Katherine Baicker explain how to keep it up.
July 30, 2006
Why We Don't Need a Stiff New Tax on Oil
A steep increase in the oil tax would endanger our freedom, harm consumers, and stall the economy. And to what end? By David R. Henderson.
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July 30, 2006
Legislate in Haste, Repent at Leisure
Why Sarbanes-Oxley costs more—a lot more—than it's worth. By Stephen M. Bainbridge.
July 30, 2006
The Case for High-Deductible Insurance
When consumers are given choices, they purchase approriately valued health insurance. Score one for the marketplace. By Scott W. Atlas.
July 30, 2006
Reefer Sanity
The FDA's rejection of medical marijuana was based on sound science, not politics. Will wonders never cease? By Henry I. Miller.
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July 30, 2006
Chernobyl 20 Years Later
Twenty years after the Chernobyl catastrophe, Russia and Ukraine remain committed to nuclear power—and to dubious standards of construction and safety. By David Satter.
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July 30, 2006
Chaos in the Caucasus
Russia is facing big trouble in its Deep South—and the conflict in Chechnya may well spread to the entire region. By John B. Dunlop and Rajan Menon.
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July 30, 2006
Russia's No Democracy? So What?
Vladimir Putin's autocratic regime is bad news...for Russia and the United States. By Michael McFaul and James Goldgeier.
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July 30, 2006
Big Trouble on the High Seas
China and Japan can't seem to stop sparring over disputed islands in the East China Sea—and the vast oil reserves underneath. By Jim Fanell.
July 30, 2006
Is Canada Next?
Why we need to keep an eye on our northern border. By Arnold Beichman.
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July 30, 2006
How to End the Deadliest War in Africa
After decades of dictatorship and civil war, Congo has a chance for peace. What the United States can do. By Mvemba Phezo Dizolele.
July 30, 2006
Memories . . . of the Way We Weren't
Glory days: Why liberals can't let go of their self-serving myths about the sixties. By Thomas Sowell.
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July 30, 2006
The Christian Tradition, Islam, and Contemporary Europe
In the war on terror, we must assert the virtues of Western civilization—including our Christian heritage—without apology. By Michael Burleigh.
July 30, 2006
George Shultz, Father of the Bush Doctrine
"We must reach a consensus," George P. Shultz said in 1984, "that our responses [to terrorism] should go beyond passive defense to ... active prevention, preemption, and retaliation." An interview with the father of the Bush Doctrine. By Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal.
July 30, 2006
John Taylor, Scholar and Policymaker
Class is in session: Economics 101 with Professor John B. Taylor. An extended interview by Douglas Clement of The Region.
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