In his second inaugural address, George W. Bush declared that “the survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands, America’s vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one.” He then added, “The defense of freedom requires the advance of freedom.” Author and critic Tom Wolfe saw in this presidential message a pledge t (...)
December 15, 2006
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Planting the Flag
Empire’s WorkshopLatin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism Greg GrandinMetropolitan Books, $25, 304 pp.
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