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Tag Archives: Idealism
The Morality Of Political Realism: Fortitude For The American Imperium
What are we witnessing in the political and therefore spiritual morass that is a craven European Union, especially geopolitically and strategically? “Idealism” is a tough sell in American Foreign Policy, but most often it has been alloyed to the social … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Antiquity, Arab Spring, Arnold Toynbee, Conservatism, Constitution, Identity Development, International Relations, Islam, Morality, Near East, Pakistan, Politics
Tagged American Power, Foreign Policy, Idealism, Identity development, Imperium, Kissenger, Mesopotamia, Near East, Pakistan, Politics, Realism, Spiritual and Political
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Assad, Syria: The Political Purge, Reloading
Anyone even remotely familiar with Near Eastern politics knows that the House of Saud is waging war against Iranian proxies throughout the region. Its a ‘balance of power’ strategy that explains Riyadh and Iranian behavior. They’re realists who understand how … Continue reading
Posted in Arab Spring, International Relations, Islam, Middle East Peace, Near East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged American isolates Syria, Arab Spring, Assad, Buthania Shaaban, foggy bottom, Idealism, Iran, Naji al Atri, Near East Policy, Pelosi, Proxies, Realism, Riyadh, Strategic Alliance, Strategy, Walid al Muallim
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Fascist Islam: History & Prospects
Although Malise Ruthven is credited with coining the term ‘Islamofascism’ while writing for the British Independent in 1990, the term was coined by Maxine Rodinson. Nevertheless, we have throughout the west a vast intellectual reserve providing antecedents for us to … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Arnold Toynbee, Constitution, Eric Voegelin, Ethics, Hans Urs von Balthasar, International Relations, Islam, John Paul II, Kant, Morality, Near East, Oriana Fallachi, Politics, Pope Benedict XVI, Sexual Ethics, Sociology, Terrorism, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Fascism, Hitler, Idealism, Kant, liberalism, Malise Ruthven, Maxine Rodinson, Pope John Paul II, Sharia Law, Totalitarianism
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The Promise Of Secular Life: Dystopic Mania For A Shapeless Freedom
Most Catholics can remember when Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) began criticizing the foundations of our capitalist ethic in admonishing the wests embrace of materialism. He challenged us to become more by having less. As a poet he understood the … Continue reading
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