Virginia Postrel on the American Empire:
A 21st-century representative democracy with a large regulatory bureaucracy and many overseas involvements may be problematic. But it isn’t an “empire” unless that term just means “a government I don’t like.”
There’s more. As always with Virginia’s stuff, just start at the top and keep reading until you’re into reruns.
Steve launched VodkaPundit on a well-planned whim in 2002, and has been with PJ Media since its launch in 2005. He served as one of the hosts of PJTV, a pioneer in internet broadcasting. He also cohosts "Right Angle" with Bill Whittle and Scott Ott at BillWhittle.com. He lives with his wife and sons in the wooded hills of Monument, Colorado, where he enjoys the occasional adult beverage.
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