Archive for the ‘war’ Category
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The Lessons of Vietnam – Ken Burns
Posted on October 2, 2017
Like many Americans, I watched the latest documentary from Ken Burns that detailed the history of the Vietnam War. Here are the lessons I took away from it: Vietnam was...
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Let’s Move On from the Cold War
Posted on July 28, 2016
I wrote one of my most popular blog posts five years ago. I titled it, “Collapse of the Cold War Consensus.” Here is an excerpt: It took a while, but...
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Bob Dole’s Last Mission
Posted on January 21, 2016
Few people can rival Bob Dole in his service to America. In April of 1945, Dole was severely wounded during World War II in the Italian Alps, and lost the...
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We Need a Leader, Not a Law Professor, In the White House
Posted on November 17, 2015
I’m not an Obama hater. He was born in America. He is not a Muslim. I would enjoy playing pick-up basketball with him. I would be happy to drink some...
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Remembering the Stakes on Veterans Day
Posted on November 9, 2015
(Originally published in The Hill) There is no apostrophe in Veterans Day for a simple reason. Our nation’s veterans don’t own the day. They don’t possess it. On Veterans Day,...
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