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Analysis and Commentary

Montenegro is back on the map, and it need not become Ruritania

by Timothy Garton Ashvia Guardian (UK)
Thursday, June 1, 2006

How many countries are there in Europe…

Analysis and Commentary

The Case Against Compromise

by Peter Berkowitzvia Wall Street Journal
Thursday, June 1, 2006

It is fairly certain that a book titled "The Party of Death" is not calculated to bridge differences, find common ground or in any other way still the controversy that has roiled American politics for more than 30 years…

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Engagement or confrontation?

by Tod Lindbergvia Washington Times
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Engage or confront…

Analysis and Commentary

Preserving A Vision

by Thomas Sowellvia Conservative Voice
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

In Shelby Steele's new book, "White Guilt," he mentions an encounter with a white liberal who fiercely defended the welfare state programs and policies of the 1960s…

Analysis and Commentary

China vs. Russia: International Bankers Run a Natural Experiment

by Alvin Rabushka, Michael S. Bernstamvia russianeconomy.org
Thursday, April 13, 2006

Who would imagine international bankers running a natural experiment for us, free of charge? And yet, they did, in the mid-2000s in China and Russia.

Analysis and Commentary

Red Star Rising

by James E. Fanellvia Hoover Daily Report
Wednesday, March 1, 2006

It is the purpose of this column to help bring the latest pieces of open source information about changes in the PRC's military, economy, diplomatic and cultural arena to the readers of NIP.

HOLDING COURT: The Legacy of the Rehnquist Court

with Kathleen Sullivan, John Yoovia Uncommon Knowledge
Thursday, May 26, 2005

William H. Rehnquist has served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court for nineteen years, the longest tenure of a chief justice in a century. How has the Rehnquist Court responded to the key constitutional issues of our times? What will be the philosophical legacy of the man himself? And who will miss him more, liberals or conservatives? Peter Robinson speaks with Kathleen Sullivan and John Yoo.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT: Alexander Hamilton

with Ron Chernowvia Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, April 15, 2005

Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the treasury, may today be better known for his death in a duel with Aaron Burr, than for the role he played as a founder of the nascent United States. His vision of a federal, mercantile nation was in opposition to Thomas Jefferson's vision of an agrarian society. Who won this battle of ideas and why? Just what is the enduring legacy of Alexander Hamilton? Peter Robinson speaks with Ron Chernow.

HITCH-COCKED: A Conversation with Christopher Hitchens

via Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, March 25, 2005

Journalist Christopher Hitchens discusses neoconservatives and the left, his break with The Nation magazine over his support of the war in Iraq, and his tour of the three members of the "axis of evil."

LAND OF LINCOLN: Abraham Lincoln and American History

with Andrew Fergusonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Tuesday, February 1, 2005

Henry Ford once said that "history is more or less bunk. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today." Do Americans care about history or not? Journalist Andrew Ferguson discusses America's relationship with its own history using the continuing fascination with Abraham Lincoln as a case study.

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The Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict examines how knowledge of past military operations can influence contemporary public policy decisions concerning current conflicts.