December 30, 2007

What Does Iowa Mean?

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The caucuses in Iowa this week will be the subject of every political reporter in the US, and each of them wants to convince us that the Iow...
December 20, 2007

Christmas and Americanization

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Traditionally, we try to push aside gloom and doubts to celebrate Christmas. I sing in a choir, and we have done our part of spreading g...
December 17, 2007

What Can Denmark Learn from the United States?

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In my last blog I pointed to some areas where the United States might learn from Denmark. Now it is only fair to do the reverse: what can De...

Is Denmark a Model for the United States?

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Can Americans Learn from Others? For most of the time during the last 225 years Americans have been convinced that they live in the best cou...
December 15, 2007

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Santa's Calling 'Twas the week before Christmas and Santa's a wreck. His sack was still empty, for what's politica...
December 12, 2007

The Bush Economy

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The US mortgage crisis and the falling prices for houses have now been making headlines for months. The stock market is also jittery because...
December 11, 2007

Gore Receives Nobel Prize

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Al Gore received the Nobel Prize yesterday in Oslo. He also won the popular vote in the United States in 2000. And if there were an election...
December 07, 2007

Problems with maintaining American Hegemony

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The phrase " The American Century " accurately suggests the rise to dominance of the United States between 1900 and 2000. It is ...
December 06, 2007

What was different at the end of the American Century?

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The twentieth century, it is generally agreed, was the American Century. This webpage is dedicated to studying where the United States ...