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Analysis and Commentary

When will China pull the plug on North Korea?

by Niall Fergusonvia Los Angeles Times
Monday, July 10, 2006

Independence Day is traditionally celebrated in New York with one of the world's most spectacular fireworks displays…

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Has patriotism become obsolete?

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Saturday, July 8, 2006

A fter a holiday that used to stir patriotic emotions -- the Fourth of July -- it has been painful to see examples of how little remains of that glue that holds a society together…

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Time lionizes 'Teddy' without examining all facts

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Saturday, July 8, 2006

A special issue of Time magazine celebrates the historic career of Theodore Roosevelt and the implications of his presidency for the development of American society. In the phony familiarity of our times, where you call people by their first names when you have never even met them, the cover story in this issue is titled "Teddy…

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Between cheese-eating surrender monkeys and fire-eating war junkies

by Timothy Garton Ashvia Guardian (UK)
Thursday, July 6, 2006

Having just returned to America after a year's absence, I'm pondering this question …

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The Declaration pretty much says it all

by Tibor R. Machanvia Freedom News Networks
Sunday, July 2, 2006

One reason I consider the Declaration of Independence such a marvelous document is that it states better than anything else the fundamental principles of a free society…

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Twelve major intellectuals whose ideas live on

by Arnold Beichmanvia Washington Times
Sunday, July 2, 2006

It is said that the British historian Macaulay's ambition was to displace the novel from the fashionable coffee table…

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Europeans overlook their own lapses while condemning U.S.

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Tribune Media Services
Thursday, June 29, 2006

When President Bush arrived in Vienna last week, protesters bore ``World's No. 1 Terrorist'' signs while chanting ``We will, we will fight Bush…

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Bush's poll numbers

by Tod Lindbergvia Washington Times
Tuesday, June 20, 2006

When you see your opportunity, you take it…

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Politics is the last laugh

by John H. Bunzelvia San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, June 18, 2006

One of my favorite philosophers is Yogi Berra…

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Team Sports and Nationalism

by Tibor R. Machanvia Freedom News Networks
Saturday, June 17, 2006

Ever since I left my native country, Hungary, I have been a rebel about rooting for the home team…

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