The Middle East

Is an Egyptian “Democracy” a Good Thing?

by Raymond Ibrahim Hudson New York That democracy equates freedom is axiomatic in the West. Say the word “democracy” and images of a free, pluralistic, and secular society come to mind. Share This

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Exactly what will the people of the Middle East do? by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner By summertime, we will begin to see a new clarity in the Middle East. The old narratives — that American support for authoritarians undermined democratic awakenings; that Iraq was a catastrophe; that we need to reach out to totalitarian …

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Can American Values Radicalize Muslims?

by Raymond Ibrahim PJ Media Recent comments by US officials on the threat posed by “radicalized” American Muslims are troubling, both for their domestic and international implications. Attorney General Eric Holder states that “the threat has changed … to worrying about people in the United States, American citizens — raised here, born here, and who for whatever …

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Not a Time for Wishful Thinking about Egypt

by Bruce S. Thornton Advancing a Free Society The fall of Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak has occasioned all manner of democracy happy-talk in the West. Share This

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Clueless on Cario

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media My Three-week Victory, Your Seven-year Mess It is difficult trying to figure out what the left’s position is on democracy and the Middle East. Here’s a brief effort. Share This

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Why the Egyptian Revolution Can Be the Best or Worst Thing to Happen

by Raymond Ibrahim NRO’s The Corner It is clear that the media and its host of analysts are split in two camps on the Egyptian revolution: one that sees it as a wonderful expression of “people-power” that, left alone, will naturally culminate into some sort of pluralistic democracy, and another that sees only the Muslim Brotherhood, …

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What’s the Matter with Egypt?

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media In the Stars or in Them? So what’s the matter with Egypt? The same thing that is the matter with most of the modern Middle East: in the post-industrial world, its hundreds of millions now are vicariously exposed to the affluence and freedom of the West via satellite television, …

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