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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Michael Unverferth
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 by Michael Unverferth - Oct. 1, 2008

Makes a number of claims without presenting evidence to back them up. The American system of government has been amazingly resilient though, and is likely to continue as such for the forseeable future, on sheer momentum if nothing else. Our own self-criticisim and the belief that we can do better is certainly one of our greatest strengths, as the author states in the end.

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