Posts Tagged ‘Islam’
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The Clash of Civilizations And the 2016 Election
Posted on June 28, 2016
It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating...
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We Need More Than Bombs and Bombast to Beat ISIS
Posted on November 16, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been on a roll lately. And it will take more than bombs and bombast to...
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Defending Religious Freedom in the Middle East
Posted on March 23, 2015
It turns out, Saddam Hussein was actually pretty good for the Christians in Iraq. That’s just one of the ironies of our efforts to dislodge him a decade ago. Watching...
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Pandora’s Box
Posted on February 19, 2015
According to Wikipedia, In classical Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on Earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create her. So he did, using water and earth.[4] The gods endowed...
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The Fly Swat
Posted on January 9, 2015
It all started with a fly swat. In the years following Napoleon’s demise in France, the last of the Bourbon Dynasty desperately tried to hold on to power. Charles X...
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