#Can we export democracy and other commentary

#Can we export democracy and other commentary

“#Can we export democracy and other commentary” Intellectual: Can We Export Democracy? “Should we conclude from” America’s Afghanistan failure “that democracy cannot be exported?” asks Guy Sorman at City Journal. “Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Tunisia demonstrate the contrary. But everything depends on circumstances and local culture.” India’s “local traditions of election and deliberation…

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#Interventionism met its end in Afghanistan and other commentary

#Interventionism met its end in Afghanistan and other commentary

“#Interventionism met its end in Afghanistan and other commentary” Conservative: The End of Interventionism Summing up her colleague Mollie Hemingway’s remarks on the ­Afghanistan withdrawal debacle, The Federalist’s Evita Duffy laments how “two decades of disastrous nation-building in Afghanistan that have resulted in strategic failure and a resurgence of the Taliban upon the United States’ exit…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 16, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 16, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 16, 2021” The Issue: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul taking over as governor after Gov. Cuomo’s resignation. To anyone who believes that Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul did not know that Gov. Cuomo was sexually harassing women, I have a bridge to sell you (“Hochul ready to take reins,” Aug. 11)….

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#Peacetime at the FDA

#Peacetime at the FDA

“#Peacetime at the FDA” With the Delta variant continuing to surge, President Joe Biden claims, “We are still on a wartime footing, and every American who is eligible should take immediate steps to get vaccinated right away.” But his Food and Drug Administration is already back in peacetime, dragging its feet on giving final OK…

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#Inflation keeps growing, but Dems won’t stop spending

#Inflation keeps growing, but Dems won’t stop spending

“#Inflation keeps growing, but Dems won’t stop spending” President Joe Biden and Democrats keep telling Americans not to worry about inflation, that it’s only temporary. Yet the record price hikes keep getting worse. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yet another jump, a full 1 percent, in the producer price index (which measures…

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#’Pay to slay’ is the true face of the ‘peace process’ for Israelis and Palestinians

#’Pay to slay’ is the true face of the ‘peace process’ for Israelis and Palestinians

“#’Pay to slay’ is the true face of the ‘peace process’ for Israelis and Palestinians” This week brought the 20th anniversary of the Sbarro pizza-shop bombing in Jerusalem. Over those two decades, the Palestinian Authority’s “pay to slay” program has paid the seven terrorists who helped orchestrate the atrocity nearly $2 million. Meanwhile, Interpol has…

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