Sunday, May 31, 2020

Gerald Ford: America’s Favorite Vice President

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Many people respected and liked Gerald Ford, but few thought that he’d one day become the vice president of the United States, and even fewe...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

LBJ, The Great Society, and Unintended Consequences: Good Intentions, Bad Results

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With much fanfare, President Lyndon Johnson promoted his legislative agenda, including a bundle of programs which he called ‘The Great Socie...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Understanding Obama: Part 06

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The election of Barack Obama to the U.S. Presidency was a singular event. For the first time, the nation’s chief executive was African-Ameri...
Monday, March 30, 2020

Varieties of Nationalism: From Benign to Malignant

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The word ‘nationalism’ is widely used, and too often carelessly used. Reflection reveals that this word can refer to a variety of things, fr...
Thursday, February 6, 2020

Tolerance as a Foundational Value for Political Liberty: What Tolerance Is, and What Tolerance Isn’t

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In any society that hopes to succeed in maintaining a government of freely-elected representatives, and in any society that hopes to recogni...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Scaling Down: Preparing for Smaller Wars

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In January 1950, President Harry Truman requested the Department of State and the Department of Defense to jointly compose a document regard...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Understanding Obama: Part 05

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Examining the policy actions of the Obama administration is a good way to understand the logic driving them. Statements are often politicall...