Adam Pally on WhoSay This week’s episode of Happy Endings got an interesting note on one of the many blogs of the Center for American Progress. It comments on short sentences related to the housing crisis and leaves out what I see as being their bigger political commentary of the episode: the vision boards. Elize Coupe’s … Continue reading
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What’s Next for Egypt?
By: Quinn Daly The “New Egypt”, formed after the fall of long time dictator Hosni Mubarak, looks very different than many people imagined. During the demonstrations on Tahrir Square, protestors called for a united Egypt against the autocratic rule that defined the Mubarak regime. The Egypt of February 11, 2011 is drastically different from that … Continue reading
Will The “War on Drugs” Ever End?
By: Quinn Daly Former President Nixon declared the infamous “War on Drugs” on June 17, 1971. Forty years and billions of dollars later, the United States is still fighting in both Colombia and Mexico. Recent news has only underscored the failings of the war effort to halt the flow of harmful narcotics into the United … Continue reading
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Vaclav Klaus: Prophet or Lunatic?
By: Savanna Shuntich Last week Vaclav Klaus, current president of the Czech Republic, gave a talk at the Heritage Foundation. Klaus is a well-known euro-skeptic, so it was not surprising that his talk was wholly dedicated to criticizing the European Union. But I must admit, his view of Europe’s future was much darker than I … Continue reading
Post-Imperium and the Future of Russia
By: Glen Johnson Yesterday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, noted Russian scholar Dmitry Trenin gave a talk to promote his newest book Post-Imperium: A Eurasian Story, as well as offer his thoughts on the current news coming out of Moscow. He spoke of the “Putin model,” which he aptly characterizes as a state/society … Continue reading
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Congress and Reform: Can it Happen?
Author: Ryan Holland An article yesterday reported that Congress’ approval rating has dropped to single digits in California- just 9 percent. For many it is a dark time in the world of politics, as recession, war, health costs, and debt crisis have converged into a nightmare of endless battles over ideologies and policies. Here in … Continue reading
The Altar of Presidency
Gene Healy’s The Cult of the Presidency is one of those books that make you stop and ponder the conceptions that you held before reading it. Healy discusses how the Office of the President of the United States expanded its power from its constitutional limits established in the 18th century to an office that encompasses characteristics … Continue reading
What Does It Really Mean to be American?
Yesterday morning I attend a panel at the Brookings Institution on “What It Means to be American: New Poll Explores Attitudes in an Increasingly Diverse America”, organized in co-operation with the Public Religion Research Institute. The panel reported the results of a poll conducted by PRRI on attitudes that Americans have towards Islam, American Muslims, … Continue reading
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