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The Loss of China: The Role of Myth in American History

The American people have always believed that they have the ability to do extraordinary things. It is very probable that the American public, as a whole, truly believes in the phrase: “the difficult we can do tomorrow. The impossible may take a while.”...

The PRC, Taiwan and the One China Policy

For the last sixty years, the Republic of China has claimed that it is the sole legal government of China. During that time however the only area effectively under its jurisdiction is the island of Taiwan. The Republic of China persuaded the international community to...

Controversy Surrounds the 1988 Seoul Olympics Games

In order to properly put the 2008 Beijing Games into historical context, I wanted to provide links examining how the world has dealt with similar issues in the past. In 1988, the Olympic Games were held in Seoul, South Korea. Its hard to envision controversy...

The 2008 Election is a Historical Inflection Point

“We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.” Abraham Lincoln, December 1, 1862 The events of the past are constantly shaping the future course of human events. Because of this, there are few instances in the past century where the...

The U.S. Under Obama: Engaging the World

After the Cold War “You can always rely on America to do the right thing. Once it has exhausted the alternatives.” Winston Churchill At the time, I was mostly too young to comprehend the events of the late 1980’s and the end of the Cold War. There are a lot...