Tag Archives: freedom

Individualism and Civility: 2012 Reflections on de Tocqueville’s 1831 America

Do Americans still do justice to the ideals of individualism that Alexis de Tocqueville believed were embodied by U.S. society?

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Just Who Fears Democracy? On the Need to Update the American Republic

How have today’s Europeans turned out to be the real practitioners of the American notion of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”?

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Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Atlantic Charter

Why does the new global era demand a new global charter?

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Global Markets: America’s Fourth Branch of Government

Will the globalized marketplace force reforms to the U.S. political system?

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Dateline New York: A Lesson from 9/11

What is the only sure way to defeat terrorism in the United States and abroad?

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Syria: The Long Road to Democracy?

Can a united group of Syrian opposition parties usher in democracy in their country?

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The American Dream Vs. the European Dream

Which dream will ensure a better future for all the world’s people?

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Democracy Marches On

How would the universal adoption of democracy usher in a better future for all the world’s people?

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Measuring the Arab World: Check the Christian Barometer

Are free elections truly a good measure of freedom and democracy in the Middle East?

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Safeguarding Russia’s Freedom

What are Putin's views on the relationship between freedom and the economy?

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