When the Gloves Come Off

The Nation by Jonathan Schell | Nov. 3, 2008 (Opinion)

Trust is the lifeblood of a democratic politics, just as faith and credit are the lifeblood of market economics. Each can be sustained in defiance of reality: a people can place its trust in demagogues, investors can bet their money on worthless assets. But only for a while. A day must come when the "pitiless crowbar of events" (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn) breaks through the wall. That day has arrived. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Foreign Policy, Presidential Election 2008, John McCain, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Nov 2, 2008 - 2:28 PM PST
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 by Chris Finnie - Nov. 2, 2008

While I could argue with some of Schell's conclusions, I have to admire the sweep and breadth of the historical and literary references he grounds them on. And to give him credit for bloodying both American political parties evenhandedly and, to my mind, pretty fairly.

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