Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Gates Legacy The Pentagon is not ready for the 21st century. But it’s not too late to change course. Jim Talent December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 No one questions the contributions to national security of Defense Secretary Robert Gates or his skill at getting his way […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Pretentiousness Kills Lessons from the corrupt prosecution of Geert Wilders Sam Schulman November 22, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 10 Since January, the Dutch politician Geert Wilders, Beach Boy-haired founder and leader of the Freedom Party (PVV), has been on trial in Amsterdam for inciting hatred against Muslims and Holland’s
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Deadly Gossip The culture of leaking grows to ominous proportions. Lee Smith December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 Many here in the United States have been quick to dismiss the significance of the State Department cables released by WikiLeaks as little more than foreign policy gossip. Unfortunately, this
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DECEMBER 15, 2010 Sweden may change after its first suicide bombing. More urgently, things need to change in Britain. By DOUGLAS MURRAY It’s that time of the year again. And alongside the familiar traditions of carols, tinsel and unwanted gifts, comes a new tradition: Somewhere in the world a Muslim radicalized in Britain will try
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Follow Me Mallory Factor Chinese Bearing Gifts Dec. 9 2010 By MALLORY FACTOR Remembering the famous story of the Trojan Horse, which appeared to be a gift to the city but was actually full of Greek soldiers waiting to seize Troy, the expression arose “beware of Greeks bearing gifts.” Several thousand years later, the tables
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DECEMBER 1, 2010 Italy, Spain See Bonds Sink, Portugal Faces Rating Cut as Faith in Rescue Ebbs By MARCUS WALKER And BRIAN BLACKSTONE Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesIn Rome, students protesting spending cuts clashed with police Investors dismissed European leaders’ latest attempt to restore market calm, raising doubts about whether governments can rebuild confidence in the region’s
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NOVEMBER 30, 2010 Europe’s Single Debt Zone The permanent crisis-management fund will only make permanent crisis more likely. European Union finance ministers agreed late Sunday on more than just an €85 billion bailout for Ireland. They also turned the currency union into a de-facto debt union by choosing to turn May’s €750 billion rescue fund
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This insightful article was written in June of 2010 and gives an in depth analysis of why the EU is experiencing economic problems with their single currency. A Predictable Crisis Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Europe’s single currency was bound to break down. Martin Feldstein June 14, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 37 The current
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It Can Happen Here Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) It Can Happen Here American government goes European Roger Kimball November 8, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 08 The New Road to Serfdom A Letter of Warning to America by Daniel Hannan HarperCollins, 224 pp., $24.99 In September I was part of a conference in England
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The stimulus pleas of the Obama administration fell on deaf ears in Berlin. Guess whose economy is growing faster. Christopher Caldwell November 8, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 08 “You won’t find a lot of Keynesians here,” explained one German economic policymaker in Berlin in September. That will not be
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