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Containment And Islamism

What we have learned is that once Islamists actually wield power, their popularity collapses.

Dreaming Of War, Ctd.

Somehow, we have to recover the prudent, non-pacifist conservatism of non-violence and freedom. If not in America, where?

Proportionality And Terror, Ctd.

If the Israeli pols are doing this to win an election, or to demonstrate a "don't fuck with the Jews" bravado, it's clearly unjust. If they're doing it because they honestly think it is the best way to advance peace, their consciences, while troubled, may be clear.

Gender Difference And Marriage

Could the emergence of dramatically equal forms of marriage strengthen the model of male-female equality within straight marriage and undermine slightly the fundamentalist insistence on the subordination of wives? Yes. But only in so far as 1 percent of marriages change the 99 percent. The Christianist right always under-estimate the cultural power of the 99 percent with respect to the 1.

Proportionality And Terror

There is no "just war" excuse for Hamas' murderous terrorism or for its refusal to acknowledge or peacefully co-exist with Israel. But there's no reading of traditional just war theory that can defend what Israel is now doing.

The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back

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Virtually Normal

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Love Undetectable

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Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con

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Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott

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