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Has Michael Savage ever talked about Cindy Sheehan? I am aware of what O'Reilly and Limbaugh think of her...

The key to understanding Lincoln's Philosophy of Statesmanship is that he always sought the meeting point between what was right in theory and what could be achieved in practice. Most Americans — including most historians — regard Abraham Lincoln as the nation's greatest president. But in recent years powerful movements have gathered, both on the political right and the left, to condemn Lincoln as a flawed and even wicked man. For both camps, the debunking of Lincoln usually begins with an exposé of the "Lincoln myth," which is well described in William Lee Miller's 2002 book Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical...

July 02, 2004, 12:30 a.m. Land of the Free The Islamic critique cuts deep, but there is an answer. By Dinesh D'Souza Behind the physical attacks on the West and its allies is an intellectual attack — an assault not just on what America does but also on what America is. So far the U.S. government's military response — in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and elsewhere — has been reasonably effective against terrorism and its sponsors. But our intellectual response has been weak. This matters, because ultimately it is not enough to shut down the al Qaeda training camps. We must...

Behind the physical attacks on the West and its allies is an intellectual attack — an assault not just on what America does but also on what America is. So far the U.S. government's military response — in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and elsewhere — has been reasonably effective against terrorism and its sponsors. But our intellectual response has been weak. This matters, because ultimately it is not enough to shut down the al Qaeda training camps. We must also stop the "jihad factories," the mosques and educational institutions that are turning out tens of thousands of aspiring terrorists and suicide...

The idea that America and the West grew rich through oppression and exploitation is strongly held among many intellectuals and activists.  In the West, the exploitation thesis is invoked, by Jesse Jackson and others, to demand the payment of hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations for slavery and colonialism to African Americans and natives of the Third World.   Islamic extremists like Bin Laden insist that the Muslim world is poor because the West is rich, and they use Western oppression as their pretext for unleashing violence, in the form of terrorism, against American civilians. Did the West enrich itself...

Dear Concerned Citizen, What stands out about the Islamic militant’s critique of America is its refreshing clarity. Painful though it is to admit, they aren’t entirely wrong. They charge that America is a society obsessed with material gain, and who will deny this? They condemn the West as an atheistic civilization, and while they may be wrong about the extent of religious belief and practice, they are right that in the West religion has little sway over the public arena, and the West seems to have generated more unbelief than any other civilization in world history. They are disgusted by...

Reagan vs. the Intellectuals Dinesh D'Souza Thursday, June 10, 2004 Although there is a tide of sympathy for Reagan on the occasion of his death, the magnitude of his achievements continues to be debated. Indeed many historians and scholars refuse to credit Reagan’s policies as a decisive factor in assuring America’s victory in the cold war. Rather, they insist that Soviet Communism suffered from chronic economic problems and predictably collapsed, as Strobe Talbott, a former journalist at Time and later a senior official in the Clinton State Department, put it, “not because of anything the outside world has done or...

Dinesh D'Souza, author of "Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader," discussed Reagan's life and presidency. D'Souza is the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at the Hoover Institution, at Stanford University. He is the author of numerous books including "What's So Great About America," "The End of Racism," and "The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Techno Affluence." D'Souza was senior domestic policy analyst at the White House during the Reagan administration from 1987 to 1988. The transcript follows. Editor's Note: Washingtonpost.com moderators retain editorial control over Live Online discussions and choose the most...

RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. – Ronald Reagan's death has a special significance for those of us who were the children of the "Reagan revolution." In early 1987, I joined the Reagan White House as a senior domestic policy analyst. I was part of a generation of young conservatives drawn to Washington in the 1980s, inspired by Mr. Reagan and the idea of America that he espoused. What we found new about Reagan was his bold and optimistic challenge to collectivism. Collectivism was the great idea of the 20th century, and opposition to it was the unifying element of Reagan's thought....

A child of the 'Reagan revolution' grateful for inheritanceAmerica's military, economic, and moral strength is the legacy of a great president.By Dinesh D'souzaRANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. - Ronald Reagan's death has a special significance for those of us who were the children of the "Reagan revolution." In early 1987, I joined the Reagan White House as a senior domestic policy analyst. I was part of a generation of young conservatives drawn to Washington in the 1980s, inspired by Mr. Reagan and the idea of America that he espoused.What we found new about Reagan was his bold and optimistic challenge to...

AMERICA'S economic boom from the early 1980s to the beginning of this century is in large part a legacy of the end of the Cold War, which confirmed the triumph of capitalism over socialism. Yet many historians and pundits have refused to credit Ronald Reagan's policies for helping to bring about the Cold War victory. Rather, they insist that Soviet communism suffered from chronic economic problems and predictably lapsed, as Time magazine's Strobe Talbott put it, "not because of anything the outside world has done or not done . . . but because of defects and inadequacies at its core"....

<p>"We have always had atheists among us," the philosopher Edmund Burke wrote in his "Reflections on the Revolution in France," "but now they have grown turbulent and seditious." It seems that in our own day some prominent atheists are agitating for greater political and social influence. In this connection, leading atheist thinkers have been writing articles declaring that they should no longer be called "atheists." Rather, they want to be called "brights."</p>

Folks, if you want to hear an unapologetic defense of America's greatness, this is your lucky day. On September 29, 2003, Dinesh D'Souza, author of What's So Great About America, will be delivering his lecture "Islam vs. the West: Is America to Blame for Terrorism?" at the University of San Diego, University Center in Forum A. The time is 12-1. The public, especially students, is welcome, though seating is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. The event is being sponsored by the Republican Law Student Association with the assistance of the Young America's Foundation.

Behind the physical attacks on the West and its allies is an intellectual attack an assault not just on what America does but also on what America is. Behind the physical attacks on the West and its allies is an intellectual attack an assault not just on what America does but also on what America is. So far the Bush administration's military response in Afghanistan, in Iraq and elsewhere has been reasonably effective against al-Qaida and its sponsors. But our intellectual response has been weak. This matters, because ultimately it is not enough to shut down the terrorist camps. We...

Thomas Jefferson - whose greatest work, the Declaration of Independence, was celebrated for the 227th time Friday - observed in 1774: "The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time." That was one of those rare church-state moments that rings as true as the Liberty Bell before it cracked. And yet we witness people in the world - and, I fear, increasingly in our country - who believe and act as if God not only gave us life but also required us to be in bondage. There is something that has always bothered me about "religion,"...

RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. – The conventional wisdom is that immigrants come to America to get rich. This notion is conveyed endlessly in the "rags to riches" literature on immigrants, and it is reinforced by America's critics, who like to think of the United States as buying the affection of immigrants through the promise of making them filthy rich. But this Horatio Alger narrative is woefully incomplete; indeed, it misses the real attraction of America to immigrants, and to people around the world. There is enough truth in the conventional account to give it a surface plausibility. Certainly America offers...

America is under attack as never before — not only from terrorists, but from people who provide a justification for terrorism. Islamic fundamentalists declare America the Great Satan. Europeans rail against American capitalism and American culture. South American activists denounce the United States for "neo-colonialism" and oppression. Anti-Americanism from abroad would not be such a problem if Americans were united in standing up for their own country. But in this country itself, there are those who blame America for most of the evils in the world. On the political left, many fault the United States for a history of slavery,...

Reparations for Oppression?By Dinesh D'SouzaWashington Times | June 18, 2003 The idea that America and the West grew rich through oppression and exploitation is strongly held among many intellectuals and activists. In the West, the exploitation thesis is invoked, by Jesse Jackson and others, to demand the payment of hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations for slavery and colonialism to African-Americans and natives of the Third World. Islamic extremists like Osama bin Laden insist the Muslim world is poor because the West is rich, and they use Western oppression as their pretext for unleashing violence, in the form of...

<p>The idea that America and the West grew rich through oppression and exploitation is strongly held among many intellectuals and activists. In the West, the exploitation thesis is invoked, by Jesse Jackson and others, to demand the payment of hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations for slavery and colonialism to African-Americans and natives of the Third World. Islamic extremists like Osama bin Laden insist the Muslim world is poor because the West is rich, and they use Western oppression as their pretext for unleashing violence, in the form of terrorism, against American civilians.</p>

PlatonNot your father's coterie of campus conservatives: from top, Charles Mitchell, a founder of the Bucknell University Conservatives Club, and his fellow members Denise Chaykun, Allison Kasic and Michael Boland. The temptation, upon entering Charles Mitchell's dorm room at Bucknell University, is to assume that he's kidding. The doormat features a picture of Hillary Clinton and the injunction, ''Wipe Liberally.'' A vast American flag festooned in red, white and blue Christmas lights adorns one wall, along with a faded Reagan-Bush '84 poster and a small photograph of the cowboy-hatted Gipper himself. The sole concession to any interest outside right-wing...

Occasionally a book comes along that validates the old cliché about being so good that you can´t put it down. Dinesh D´Souza´s "Letters to a Young Conservative" is absolutely one such book. In it he writes a series of letters, thirty-one in all, to a fictional young undergraduate conservative named Chris. The premise is that Chris has written D´Souza after seeing him speak at his university. Chris is overwhelmed by the leftist politically correct atmosphere at his college and D´Souza comforts him by giving counsel on every imaginable topic in the realm of ideas. His arguments draw on nearly twenty-five...

Letters to a Young Conservative by Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh D'Souza became a right-wing campus radical at Dartmouth in the late Carter years. His motives should be recognizable to former campus radicals of the other variety. In 1980 a young conservative at an elite university had more fun. He mocked his humorless liberal professors, scandalized the tender sensibilities of his classmates, fought the administration's attempts to censor his outrageous publication and saw his antics make national news. He was the true anti-authoritarian, member of a countercultural vanguard that couldn't be bothered with decency because there were omelets to be made. "To...

Reagan Library - Simi Valley California Monday, December 16, 2002,1:00 PM Lecture and Book Signing with Dinesh D'Souza: Author and scholar from the Hoover Institution, Dinesh D’Souza will be at the Reagan Library on Monday, December 16 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss and sign his latest book, Letters to a Young Conservative. This event is free to attend, however reservations are encouraged. For more information or to reserve a seat, call (805) 522-2977. Dinesh D’Souza rose to prominence during his years at Dartmouth University as one of the founders of the Dartmouth Review. Called one of the “top young public-policy...

10 Great Things About America Dinesh D'Souza Thursday, July 4, 2002 In the aftermath of last September's terrorist attack, we've heard a great deal about "why they hate us" and about why America is so bad. We've endured lengthy lectures about America's history of slavery, about the defects of American foreign policy, about the materialism of American life, and about the excesses of American culture. In the view of many critics at home and abroad, America can do no right. This indictment, which undermines the patriotism of Americans, is based on a narrow and distorted understanding of America. It exaggerates...

advertisement home > this article Dinesh comes to Amherst By Isabel Lymanweb posted April 29, 2002Multiculturalists, wearing hijabs and keffiyehs, in earnest anxiety, attended Dinesh D'Souza's speech on "The Superiority of Western Civilization" at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on April 24.So, if you thought that a topic like this would be a d'snooza on a campus where bored students elevator surf for fun, you would be wrong.The multicultis showed up - not to listen and learn - but to protest. A South Asian (anti-) American named Sonny Suchev said he came "to show my resistance to this bigoted...