Is Sky Falling on America?

Real Clear Politics by Victor Davis Hanson | May. 24, 2007 (Opinion)

our rivals are weaker and America is far stronger than many think.

Take oil. With oil prices at nearly $70 a barrel, Vladimir Putin, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hugo Chavez seem invincible as they rally anti-American feeling.

But if we find alternate energy sources, or reduce slightly our oil hunger, we can defang all three rather quickly. None of their countries have a middle class or a culture of entrepreneurship to discover and disseminate ... Full Story »

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Marty Heyman
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 by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008

An optimistic historian. After all the cheap generalizations, he comes down on the side of discussion and on the optimistic view that we have always been able to invent our way out of it before. I find the polyanna assessment of our current state of affairs less than honest but the piece challenges us to work through it, an honorable opinion to put on the table. We should remember the shallowness of the argument if he tries to be more impressive elsewhere.

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