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America's big fat advantage
Victor Davis HansonFor all the Obama-era talk of decline, there is at least one reason why America probably won't, at least not quite yet. "Peak oil" and our "oil addiction" were supposed to have ensured that we ran out of either gas or the money to buy it. Now, suddenly,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Victor Davis Hanson, Beverage Industry, Energy Resources, Heads of State
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New century is off to a wobbly start
William PfaffPARIS -- This certainly is not the best of times, nor can it be called the worst of recent times, considering the years of totalitarianism, war and cold war the world lived through in the 20th century, recently closed. But the years since 2000 have...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parties and Movements, Punishment, Ronald Reagan, Republican Party
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Joel Brinkley: Nigeria's squandered opportunity
American VoicesJust outside President Goodluck Jonathan's office sat 17 ambulances, just in case he or one of his aides fell ill. They were seldom if ever used. No actual health-care facility nationwide had as many, and in fact a few still have none at all. But as soon...Tags: Chad, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Joel Brinkley, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Nigeria
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Joel Brinkley: Victims of forgotten war need the world's attention
American VoicesThe forgotten war has just turned 10 years old, but of course almost no one took notice. Since early 2003, at least 300,000 people have been killed. More than 2 million others have been forced from their homes. And day by day, even now, the problems...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Law, Joel Brinkley, International Criminal Court, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Bin Laden's influence lives on after him
William PfaffPARIS -- A day will undoubtedly come when Osama bin Laden will occupy the same place in 21st century history books as Gavrilo Princip holds in the histories of the 20th Century. Both committed acts that provoked great wars, brought down empires and...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Osama bin Laden, FBI, Tuberculosis
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Rachel Marsden: The deal that America and Russia must make following Chavez's death
American VoicesPARIS -- A chess piece has fallen in Latin America. The road to prosperity and peace for the citizens of many countries -- probably even yours -- runs through the recent death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and a counterintuitive deal between two...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Hugo Chavez, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Russia, China
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A filibuster fit for Joe McCarthy
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense ended as it began -- with a smear. "Senator Hagel has accused Israel of quote 'playing games' and committing, quote, 'sickening slaughter,'" Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said before...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel, Roger F. Wicker, Dan Coats
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The State of the Union: The good, the bad and the eloquent
Paul GreenbergFirst, the good parts. They stood out. Indeed, the president's general tone Tuesday night, despite the reflexive class warfare here and there, was much less fast and furious than his re-inaugural address -- as if now he wanted to work with the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Richard M. Daley, State of the Union Address, Ronald Reagan
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Military interventions rarely fulfill their goals
William PfaffPARIS -- Military interventions by powerful nations into lesser ones, such as now continues in Mali (and Afghanistan), and is being urged by many into the Syrian civil war, are inherently reckless since even the most powerful states can have the whole...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Henry Kissinger, Petroleum Industry, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Russia
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Petraeus yet another high-ranking military official mired in scandal
William PfaffPARIS -- "Duty, Honor, Country" is the West Point motto, but it seems to have lost what once was its compelling power over the men of the Long Gray Line, as they pursue the military careers that follow graduation. I am not speaking primarily about the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Feminism, Tampa, David Petraeus, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Energy independent after all?
WASHINGTON -- Preoccupied by the election, Americans may be under the delusion that most major social and economic changes proceed from the ballot box. Not so. The latest reminder of this comes from a surprising source: the annual World Energy Outlook...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Imports, Energy Resources, International Energy
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Chuck Hagel 'issues' raised by Toomey, Casey may stem from jingoistic attitudes
Both of Pennsylvania's U.S. senators, it was reported last week, "have issues" with former Sen. Chuck Hagel, nominated to be our next secretary of defense. The junior senator, Republican Pat Toomey, is from the Lehigh Valley and the senior senator,...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel, Dick Cheney, U.S. Congress
Mar 21, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 14, 2013
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Nov 16, 2012
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Nov 14, 2012
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Jan 17, 2013
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