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FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010
Uncommon Knowledge Archive Special:
The Sixties with Hitchens & WFB: Chapter 5 of 5

A century hence, how will the Vietnam War be viewed? Christopher Hitchens and William F. Buckley Jr. respond.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
Uncommon Knowledge Archive Special:
The Sixties with Hitchens & WFB: Chapter 4 of 5

Christopher Hitchens and William F. Buckley Jr. outline their positions toward the civil-rights movement.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010
Uncommon Knowledge Archive Special:
The Sixties with Hitchens & WFB: Chapter 3 of 5

Christopher Hitchens and William F. Buckley Jr. reveal their personal regrets about the 1960s.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
Uncommon Knowledge Archive Special:
The Sixties with Hitchens & WFB: Chapter 2 of 5

Christopher Hitchens and William F. Buckley Jr. debate the justness of the Vietnam War.
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MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010
Uncommon Knowledge Archive Special:
The Sixties with Hitchens & WFB: Chapter 1 of 5

Christopher Hitchens and William F. Buckley Jr. offer alternative views of the Vietnam War protest movement.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 02, 2010
New Rules of War with Hanson & Arquilla: Chapter 5 of 5
John Arquilla and Victor Davis Hanson suggest specific ways in which the U.S. military can better meet contemporary global challenges.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 01, 2010
New Rules of War with Hanson & Arquilla: Chapter 4 of 5
John Arquilla and Victor Davis Hanson explain how the strategy of swarming trumps the policy of surging.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010
New Rules of War with Hanson & Arquilla: Chapter 3 of 5
John Arquilla and Victor Davis Hanson illustrate why finding matters more than flanking in modern warfare.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010
New Rules of War with Hanson & Arquilla: Chapter 2 of 5
John Arquilla and Victor Davis Hanson discuss the importance of many and small.
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MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010
New Rules of War with Hanson & Arquilla: Chapter 1 of 5
John Arquilla and Victor Davis Hanson discuss the challenges of waging war in the modern globalized world.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010
War & History with Victor Davis Hanson: Chapter 5 of 5
Victor Davis Hanson offers some insight into his life as a war historian — and more.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010
War & History with Victor Davis Hanson: Chapter 4 of 5
Victor Davis Hanson talks about the study of war.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
War & History with Victor Davis Hanson: Chapter 3 of 5
Victor Davis Hanson discusses error and war, including the errors made in the War in Iraq.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010
War & History with Victor Davis Hanson: Chapter 2 of 5
Victor Davis Hanson describes the several ways in which the American way of war is distinctive.
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MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010
War & History with Victor Davis Hanson: Chapter 1 of 5
Victor Davis Hanson explains why war is inseparable from the human condition.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 05, 2010
Fox & More with Roger Ailes: Chapter 5 of 5
Roger Ailes rates the media skills of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 04, 2010
Fox & More with Roger Ailes: Chapter 4 of 5
Roger Ailes discusses why conservative, or free-market, journalism thrives on cable and radio, while liberal journalism finds a home in broadcast and print.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 03, 2010
Fox & More with Roger Ailes: Chapter 3 of 5
Is Roger Ailes a conservative? Does Fox News shape the nation’s politics, as many on the left claim? Roger Ailes responds.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 02, 2010
Fox & More with Roger Ailes: Chapter 2 of 5
What makes Roger Ailes, Roger Ailes — in other words, consistently an outsider? Roger Ailes responds.
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MONDAY, MARCH 01, 2010
Fox & More with Roger Ailes: Chapter 1 of 5
Roger Ailes talks about the birth and success of Fox News.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Business and the Media with Rupert Murdoch: Chapter 5 of 5
Will people one day pay for the digital content that today they receive for free? Rupert Murdoch responds.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010
Business and the Media with Rupert Murdoch: Chapter 4 of 5
Rupert Murdoch weighs in on capitalism, China, Google, and more.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Business and the Media with Rupert Murdoch: Chapter 3 of 5
Rupert Murdoch discusses his proclivity to build and oversee a media empire.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010
Business and the Media with Rupert Murdoch: Chapter 2 of 5
A bailout for newspapers? Rupert Murdoch calls it “rubbish, and very dangerous rubbish.”
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
Business and the Media with Rupert Murdoch: Chapter 1 of 5
Rupert Murdoch explains why content really is king.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2010
Epstein & Taylor: Are We All Keynesians Now? : Chapter 5 of 5
How well are our leaders — including Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke — managing the aftermath of the financial crisis? Richard Epstein and John Taylor respond.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2010
Epstein & Taylor: Are We All Keynesians Now? : Chapter 4 of 5
How well did our leaders handle the financial crisis? Richard Epstein and John Taylor respond.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2010
Epstein & Taylor: Are We All Keynesians Now? : Chapter 3 of 5
Richard Epstein and John Taylor explain why it is misleading to blame the free market for the financial crisis.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2010
Epstein & Taylor: Are We All Keynesians Now? : Chapter 2 of 5
What went wrong with the U.S. economy in the 21st century? To what degree is monetary policy to blame? Richard Epstein and John Taylor respond.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2010
Epstein & Taylor: Are We All Keynesians Now? : Chapter 1 of 5
After introducing the opposing approaches to economics of John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman, economists Richard Epstein and John Taylor discuss U.S. monetary policy from the 1970s onward.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
Crisis and Command with John Yoo: Chapter 5 of 5
Try KSM in an ordinary federal court in New York City? John Yoo calls this a “bonanza” for al-Qaeda.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010
Crisis and Command with John Yoo: Chapter 4 of 5
John Yoo comments on the case against John Yoo.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
Crisis and Command with John Yoo: Chapter 3 of 5
John Yoo describes how the idea of interrogation has evolved since George W. Bush left office.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
Crisis and Command with John Yoo: Chapter 2 of 5
John Yoo discusses the two Georges of Crisis and Command, George Washington and George W. Bush, and comments on the war powers of the executive branch.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
Crisis and Command with John Yoo: Chapter 1 of 5
John Yoo, who served as deputy assistant attorney general under George W. Bush, introduces his latest book, Crisis and Command.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 08, 2010
Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society: Chapter 5 of 5
Thomas Sowell explains how the demand for public intellectuals is largely manufactured by the public intellectuals themselves.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 07, 2010
Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society: Chapter 4 of 5
Thomas Sowell reasons that intellectuals certainly can renounce war, “and that does not stop your neighbor from building up the biggest army in the world and coming in and killing you.”
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 06, 2010
Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society: Chapter 3 of 5
What is the vision to which contemporary intellectuals subscribe? Thomas Sowell responds.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 05, 2010
Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society: Chapter 2 of 5
Thomas Sowell offers examples of why intellectuals are so often wrong about economics.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 04, 2010
Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society: Chapter 1 of 5
Thomas Sowell introduces his new book, Intellectuals and Society, and expounds on what he calls “the fatal misstep of intellectuals.”
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009
Insights with Rene Girard: Chapter 5 of 5
Rene Girard explains how he makes sense of, “On Earth peace, good will toward men.”
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009
Insights with Rene Girard: Chapter 4 of 5
“History . . . is a test of mankind,” says Rene Girard, and “mankind is failing that test.”
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 09, 2009
Insights with Rene Girard: Chapter 3 of 5
What is the connection between myth and Christianity? Rene Girard responds.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2009
Insights with Rene Girard: Chapter 2 of 5
Rene Girard describes how conflicts are resolved, and why human society is not marked by total conflict all the time.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2009
Insights with Rene Girard: Chapter 1 of 5
Rene Girard describes the triangular structure of desire — object, model, and subject.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 5 of 5
Is the all-encompassing welfare state inevitable? Can we recover our liberty? Paul Rahe responds.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 4 of 5
What are the roots of modern soft despotism in America? Paul Rahe responds.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 3 of 5
Paul Rahe discusses the keen perceptions and timeless wisdom of Tocqueville.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 2 of 5
Paul Rahe says it is easy to explain the nanny state, since there is a nanny in all of us. What’s harder to explain is why someone would desire life under the nanny.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 1 of 5
Paul Rahe defends his position that President Obama’s health-care proposals “presuppose the administrative state’s assuming a power over our lives that is nothing less than tyrannical.”
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 5 of 5
Have we drifted from the decisive victories for freedom achieved in 1989? Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus responds.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009
The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 4 of 5
Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus describes how he became an advocate of free-market principles.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 3 of 5
Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus says Al Gore is wrong about global warming.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 2 of 5
Are there parallels to be drawn between a united Europe and the late, unlamented Warsaw Pact? Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus makes a case.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2009
The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 1 of 5
Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus discusses the events of 1989, the year the Berlin Wall came down.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009
The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 5 of 5
How should Obama deal with both Iran and Israel? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer summarize the options.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009
The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 4 of 5
Will Israel strike first against Iran? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer discuss the politics and ramifications of this prospect.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009
The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 3 of 5
What can the U.S. do about Iran? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer offer their prescriptions.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009
The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 2 of 5
Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer describe the motivations and goals of the regime in Tehran.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009
The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 1 of 5
Is the Iranian nuclear threat real? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer say yes.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009
Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 5 of 5
David Brady and Daniel Kessler discuss the enigma that is our chief executive.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 4 of 5
David Brady and Daniel Kessler outline their own proposals for health reform.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 3 of 5
David Brady and Daniel Kessler contrast the politics and policies of health-care reform.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009
Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 2 of 5
President Clinton couldn’t push through sweeping health-care reform, so why does President Obama think he can? David Brady and Daniel Kessler respond.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009
Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 1 of 5
Stanford professors David Brady and Daniel Kessler compare the politics of Clintoncare in 1993 to the politics of Obamacare today.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 02, 2009
The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 5 of 5
Judge Laurence H. Silberman weighs in on originalism and the Constitution.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2009
The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 4 of 5
Judge Laurence H. Silberman reflects on his 1978 essay, “Will Lawyering Strangle Democratic Capitalism?”
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 3 of 5
Bush lied, people died? Judge Laurence H. Silberman says no.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 2 of 5
Judge Laurence H. Silberman explains his position on the incorporation doctrine relative to the Second Amendment.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 1 of 5
Judge Laurence H. Silberman discusses saving the Second Amendment.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 5 of 5
If Ronald Reagan wasn’t a National Review conservative, what kind of conservative was he? Steven Hayward responds.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 4 of 5
Steven Hayward discusses Reagan, Gorbachev, and the end of the Cold War.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 3 of 5
Steven Hayward outlines Reagan’s domestic policy, for a time known as Reaganomics.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 2 of 5
Steven Hayward discusses Reagan and the Cold War — before Gorbachev.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 1 of 5
Steven Hayward introduces his new volume, The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2009
GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 5 of 5
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter expounds on the philosophy and future of the GOP.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2009
GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 4 of 5
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter says the Obama administration’s approach to Iraq and Afghanistan has so far been responsible.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2009
GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 3 of 5
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter describes why the American people don’t want Obamacare, and why a good many Democrats won’t vote for it.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2009
GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 2 of 5
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter explains the substantive differences between conservatives and the Obama administration relative to the stimulus.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 1 of 5
Why has the GOP stumbled in the new century? According to Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R., Mich.), the party has erred by shifting from a local to a national focus.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 5 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa says the modern conservative movement has gone dangerously astray, and that it needs to be righted if Western civilization is to be saved.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 4 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa discusses the political climate of the 1960s relative to civil-rights legislation and Barry Goldwater.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 3 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa says the odds were stacked against Lincoln and the North at the outset of the Civil War. And what if the North had lost, or had declined to engage the South? Dr. Jaffa weighs in.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 2 of 5
Can democracy survive if it abandons its Judeo-Christian roots? Dr. Harry Jaffa responds.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 1 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa contrasts the contentious elections of 1800 and 1860, the latter of which prompted the secession of the South.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 07, 2009
Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 5 of 5
Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service scrutinize the modern romantic view of Leon Trotsky.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 06, 2009
Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 4 of 5
Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service talk about Trotsky’s “moral moments.”
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2009
Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 3 of 5
What if Trotsky, rather than Stalin, attained control of the Soviet Union? Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service respond.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2009
Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 2 of 5
Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service discuss the defeat and exile of Leon Trotsky.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 03, 2009
Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 1 of 5
Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service introduce Leon Trotsky, “one of the half-dozen outstanding Marxist revolutionaries.”
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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 5 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa explains the contrasting philosophical positions of the Founders and Lincoln.
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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 4 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa outlines the divergent opinions of Lincoln and Douglas on the slavery question.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 3 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa describes the political context of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, in particular the question of slavery.
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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 2 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa sets the scene for the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858.
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MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009
Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 1 of 5
Dr. Harry Jaffa, author of Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates — now in its fiftieth year — describes what first drew him to the subject of Abraham Lincoln.
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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009
Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 5 of 5
Thomas Sowell scrutinizes the economic proposals of the Obama administration.
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THURSDAY, JULY 09, 2009
Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 4 of 5
Thomas Sowell details the pitfalls of New Deal thinking.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 08, 2009
Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 3 of 5
Thomas Sowell describes the origins and unique features of the housing bust.
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TUESDAY, JULY 07, 2009
Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 2 of 5
Thomas Sowell discusses the politics of the housing boom.
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MONDAY, JULY 06, 2009
Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 1 of 5
Thomas Sowell, author of The Housing Boom and Bust, discusses the economics of the housing boom.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009
Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 5 of 5
What would happen if the aid taps to Africa were shut off in five years? Dambisa Moyo responds.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 4 of 5
Dambisa Moyo responds to her critics.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 3 of 5
Dambisa Moyo describes the unique Africa–China relationship, and why she supports it.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009
Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 2 of 5
Dambisa Moyo explains how she escaped the dire poverty that marks Africa today.
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MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009
Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 1 of 5
Dambisa Moyo says $1 trillion in foreign aid to Africa has not helped the continent.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009
Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 5 of 5
What ails the American conservative movement? Charles Kesler says conservatives have become too progressive.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 4 of 5
Charles Kesler explains why Obama is poised to accelerate the grand liberal project.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009
Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 3 of 5
Charles Kesler describes the origins of, and prospects for, the cultural liberalism that sprang forth in the 1960s.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 09, 2009
Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 2 of 5
Charles Kesler discusses the emergence of economic liberalism, and the “doctrine of social and economic rights.”
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MONDAY, JUNE 08, 2009
Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 1 of 5
Charles Kesler outlines the “grand liberal project” that began a century ago.
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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009
Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 5 of 5
Andrew Breitbart discusses his desire to “desperately...change the environment in Hollywood.”
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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009
Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 4 of 5
Who’s winning on the Internet, the Left or the Right? In terms of effect, Andrew Breitbart says the Left has taken the lead.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009
Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 3 of 5
Andrew Breitbart describes his evolution from “namby-pamby liberal” to conservative.
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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009
Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 2 of 5
Andrew Breitbart details why a leftward-leaning Hollywood is dangerous for America.
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MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009
Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 1 of 5
Andrew Breitbart explains why the people who run Hollywood are “uninteresting,” “vicious,” “vitriolic,” and “not good.”
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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009
The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 5 of 5
Steven Hayward scores the environmental records and policies of Bush and Obama.
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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009
The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 4 of 5
Steven Hayward draws a connection between the environmentalist movement and the goal of global, coercive, non-consensual governance.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009
The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 3 of 5
Steven Hayward describes how environmental conditions improve in countries that become more prosperous over time.
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TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009
The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 2 of 5
Steven Hayward says we have achieved “a perfect storm of tipping points on climate change.”
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MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 1 of 5
Steven Hayward offers evidence that the Earth is a lot more resilient than the environmentalists would have us believe.
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FRIDAY, MAY 01, 2009
The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 5 of 5
John Howard explains why he is optimistic about the future of economic liberalism and political freedom in Australia and across the globe.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 4 of 5
John Howard discusses the origins and implications of the global financial crisis.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 3 of 5
John Howard describes the Australia-China relationship.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 2 of 5
John Howard offers his views on multiculturalism — which he calls “a very confused credo” — and Australia’s role in the Anglosphere.
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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 1 of 5
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard discusses why Australia’s participation in the Iraq War was in his nation’s best interest.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009
At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 5 of 5
Jack Keane discusses the multiple challenges facing the U.S. military, the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, and more.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009
At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 4 of 5
Can the U.S. military win in Afghanistan, just as it is winning in Iraq? Jack Keane is optimistic — strategy depending.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009
At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 3 of 5
Jack Keane says President Obama’s plan to draw down U.S. troops in Iraq is a good one. And was the war in Iraq worth it? Keane says, “Absolutely, yes.”
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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009
At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 2 of 5
Jack Keane describes why changing the U.S. war strategy in Iraq was such a difficult process.
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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009
At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 1 of 5
Retired Gen. Jack Keane outlines the origins of the surge in Iraq — the successful military strategy he helped design.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 03, 2009
Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 5 of 5
Richard Epstein discusses the constitutionality of several hot items on the congressional agenda, including card check.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 02, 2009
Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 4 of 5
Richard Epstein, who has dealt professionally with Barack Obama in the past, describes the talents and shortcomings of the 44th president.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 01, 2009
Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 3 of 5
Richard Epstein rates the separate responses of the Bush and Obama administrations to the financial crisis.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009
Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 2 of 5
Richard Epstein discusses the financial crisis, determining that “government incentives were perverse, so the actions of the private parties were perverse.”
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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009
Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 1 of 5
Richard Epstein considers the soundness of contracts and the constitutionality of taxing bonuses at a rate of 90 percent.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009
Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 5 of 5
Justice Antonin Scalia fields questions about his career, his family, his opinions, his faith, his colleagues, his legacy, and the fate of the Constitution.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009
Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 4 of 5
Justice Antonin Scalia talks about Roe v. Wade — and other mistakes of the past 50 years.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009
Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 3 of 5
Justice Antonin Scalia discusses why the originalists have lost so much ground to the devotees of a living Constitution.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009
Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 2 of 5
Justice Antonin Scalia explains why he believes the Constitution “is not living, but dead.”
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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009
Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 1 of 5
Justice Antonin Scalia discusses the premise of his book, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 06, 2009
The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 5 of 5
John Bolton critiques the U.N., the State Department, and the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 05, 2009
The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 4 of 5
According to John Bolton, if Iran gets nuclear weapons, the power-shift in the region will be fundamental, calamitous, and “irreversible.”
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 04, 2009
The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 3 of 5
John Bolton says Vladimir Putin is clearly focused on reasserting Russian hegemony, a troubling development that invites a strong U.S. response.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 03, 2009
The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 2 of 5
John Bolton describes the various policy mistakes made by the U.S. in dealing with the “criminal” regime in North Korea.
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MONDAY, MARCH 02, 2009
The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 1 of 5
John Bolton reflects on the war in Iraq — from success to failure to success.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 5 of 5
Ferguson and Long comment on the various expectations attached to Barack Obama’s presidency.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 4 of 5
Ferguson and Long draw distinctions between the Reagan way and the Obama way.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 3 of 5
Ferguson and Long reflect on the idea that George W. Bush as commander-in-chief was most like Harry S. Truman.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 2 of 5
Ferguson and Long compare and contrast the experience and character of Obama and Lincoln.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009
Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 1 of 5
Andrew Ferguson and Rob Long compare and contrast the rhetoric of Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln.
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