I have to agree with Obama — they have every right to build a mosque/community center near the World Trade Center. And those who oppose it have every right to do so as well. Both are protected by the First Amendment. I also agree that the president should weigh in because this is a...
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A recent conversation on Twitter has again reaffirmed a long-standing theory of mine that the partisan rancor we have here in the U.S. is partly attributed to the very common misconception that the U.S. is a democracy, ruled by the majority. The founding fathers did not establish a democracy ruled by the majority, but...
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When I was growing up, I ran around with all the other kids in my neighborhood. We knew each other’s families and we also knew the neighbors who didn’t have kids and the entire community helped keep an eye on us, kept us well fed on cookies, and in general helped raise us. The...
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There is no question that America has all the trappings of an empire; American culture is voraciously consumed all over the planet in the form of movies, music, fast food, clothing, etc. American military Areas of Responsibility (AOR ) span the globe under six Unified Combatant Commands (UCCs). With such an established apparatus...
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Links are collecting in my bookmarks so I’ll post these now for some quick reading and I’ll tie them into War on Terror, Torture and the American Identity Crisis later. Public Perceptions of Enhanced Interrogation, Ed Gillespie and Whit Ayres, August 26, 2009 Obama overturns Bush policy on state secrets, AFP, September 23, 2009...
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Given the length of this post, it’s strongly recommended that you print it for offline reading using the following link: A theory I will be exploring on this site is the idea that America, as a country, is going through an identity crisis. I’ll be fleshing things out in a series of articles on...
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