07.03.2009 9:00 pm

The reality of denial

The British General Staff's map of the Battle of Brooklyn

The British General Staff's battle map.

Last month the New York City Council approved a developer’s proposal to erect an 18-story apartment tower on the East River in Brooklyn, just east of the Brooklyn Bridge. The project is controversial not only because…

Tags: Barack Obama, Battle of Brooklyn, cap-and-trade, commentary, Declaration of Independence, editorial, Fourth of July, George Washington, health care, St. Louis news, stimulus

07.03.2008 9:01 pm

Freedom Flies: The Soft Power of the Berlin Airlift

By John G. Carlton

Sixty years ago last week, the Soviet Union sealed all road, rail and river links into Berlin. Millions of German citizens under the protection of American, British and French forces faced starvation.
It has the ring of ancient history today. But…

Tags: Cold War, Fourth of July, Gen. Lucius D. Clay, hard power, Independence Day, John G. Carlton, President Harry Truman, soft power, war, World War II

The reality of denial

Freedom Flies: The Soft Power of the Berlin Airlift

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