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American Individualism and Societal Values

May 24, 2012

America's Problem of Assimilation

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Image credit: Barbara Kelley
Are we a melting pot or a salad bowl?
April 26, 2012

Race and Violence, the European Way

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For every Sanford, Fla., there’s an Amsterdam, Utoya, Zwickau & Toulouse.
April 23, 2012

The Pollution Solution

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Image credit: Barbara Kelley
Save the environment, one property right at a time.
April 11, 2012

Modern Hero Worship

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Our egalitarian society distrusts claims of greatness and heroism.
April 6, 2012

The Arab Spring: What We Know Now

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Image credit: Taylor Jones

One year later, much of the conventional wisdom about the uprisings has been proven wrong. By Fouad Ajami.

April 6, 2012

On the Cesium Road

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Image credit: Taylor Jones

Japanese feel angry and ignored, prisoners of both radiation and bureaucracy. By Toshio Nishi.

April 6, 2012

A Boot Camp for Citizenship

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Image credit: Taylor Jones

Civics education must not be indoctrination, but it also must not be overlooked. By Peter Berkowitz.

April 6, 2012

Eric Hoffer, Genius—And Enigma

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Image credit: Taylor Jones

His early years remain obscure, but the postwar writings and influence of the Longshoreman Philosopher proved incandescent. By Tom Bethell.

April 6, 2012

Restraint is Powerful

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Image credit: U.S. Army/Sgt. Kani Ronningen

Do our strict codes of conduct unduly burden our soldiers in the field? Not according to this officer. A first-person account of events in Iraq. By Joseph McGee.

April 6, 2012

A Lesson for Europe

America’s founders paid off the states’ debts once—but only once. That wise example could benefit Europe today. By Thomas J. Sargent.