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The history of war and the United States; something to ponder on

by Charlie on December 7, 2009

I am reading American Lion, Andrew Jackson in the White House by John Meacham (Disclosure: I am NOT getting any referral fees.) and it got me thinking about the United States and its appetite for war. Like Andrew Jackson, we appear to be quick-tempered, prone to quick, decisive action but our appetite for long wars [...]

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WSJ photo change-up

by Rufus on December 2, 2009

I understand regional differences in editorial selection for newspapers and different editions based on a kind of soft “stop the presses,” but really WSJ, are you pandering to us in the “Pro-America” parts of the country? At least we should be grateful the cadet wasn’t reading “Goin’ Rogue”

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