McCain begins his essay by telling us that America needs “a president who can” do what, specifically? What have Americans believed since “the dawn of our Republic”? What have “Americans understood from the Revolution to the Cold War? And how have Americans “changed the world”? What did Harry Truman once say of America? Do any [...]
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Questions for McCain’s Essay I
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Questions for McCain’s Essay II
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In the next section of his essay, “Uniting the World’s Democracies,” McCain talks about one of the signature ideas of his campaign, the League of Democracies, an idea touted by one of his advisors, Robert Kagan, which we’ll look at in more detail in future posts. This League would not be a reprise of Woodrow [...]
Obama’s Essay
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Renewing American Leadership By Barack Obama From Foreign Affairs, July/August 2007
