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Position Paper:
Missing
the Point in Iraq:
How America's Thinkers are Short-sighting American Interests
In one of his longer position
papers, "Iraq: Setting the Record Straight", Greg
Mastel of the Project for the New American Century focused
solely on legitimizing the war in Iraq by referencing Saddam
Hussein's failure to comply with UN regulations. Mastel's piece
answers a question he believes prevalent in the cultural
landscape of today's politics, namely, was it reasonable for us
to invade Iraq? more...
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NEW--Position
Paper:
Avoiding
Impending Disaster:
China's
Untapped Energy Source which may Save the Country
At the turn of this century, China truly began emerging as a
rival to United States power in the fields of economics, science
and the arts. This is, in part, due to the loosening of the
state’s grip over what was once a bleak economic wasteland
leftover from the remnants of its leaders’ misuse of Chairman
Mao’s philosophical governing style. However, with progress
comes new problems, and China is slowly discovering the price
for such explosive monetary growth – lower-class unrest,
overpopulation, and most notably, an ever-looming energy crisis
which experts have been predicting with Nostradmus-esque
accuracy since the mid-1990’s. more...
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NEW--Dialogue:
Immigration
and National Fortification
Editor's Note: From time to time, The Garamond Fellows are
encouraged to engage one another in civil debate on the issues
of the day. In the spirit of open dialogue, we present these
discussions, unedited, in the hopes that we can further the
pursuit of academic inquiry. The following Dialogue between Dr.
Turblus F. Newberry and Dr. August J. West, both senior Garamond
Fellows, concerns the current debate over a U.S.-Mexico border
fence.
Dr. West,
As I'm sure you well know, in 1961, the Soviets, a new enemy for
the United States, began construction on the Berlin Wall – the
most iconic figure of persecution and hatred in the latter half
of the 20th century. This was a monumental failure.
If there is any singular argument for not fencing off the United
States-Mexico border, it is the impracticability of The Wall and
its inhumane manifest qualities. more...
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