Category: Analysis

Republicans Cling to Childish Ways

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(Analysis.) In his inauguration speech, President Obama made this appeal:x50 [T]he time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history …” But when a child clings to…

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The Purpose of the United States

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(Analysis.) Why should an American want to be a citizen of the great United States, instead of just a member of one’s own little tribe? What is the purpose of the United States? The preamble to the U.S. Constitution answers…

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