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  1. Allen Drury and the Washington Novel: Roger Kaplan’s Essay Explained Roger Kaplan argued in 1999 that Allen Drury's Advise and Consent (1959) invented the modern Washington novel and remains the one book of the… Essay guide · 6 min
  2. What Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment? Benjamin Wittes’s Answer In a 2005 Policy Review essay, Benjamin Wittes argued that the Supreme Court's 'evolving standards of decency' test left the Eighth Amendment without a… Essay guide · 6 min
  3. Anti-Semitism and Ethnicity in Europe: John Rosenthal’s 2003 Argument In a 2003 Policy Review essay, John Rosenthal argued that anti-Semitism in Europe was underreported, homegrown rather than simply imported, and echoed by parts… Essay guide · 6 min
  4. Peacekeepers, Inc.: P. W. Singer on Privatized Peacekeeping In 2003 P. W. Singer asked whether private military firms should take over peacekeeping when governments will not send troops. He saw real gains… Essay guide · 6 min
  5. Scoop Jackson Democrat: Joseph Lieberman’s 1990 Interview Explained In a 1990 Policy Review interview, Senator Joseph Lieberman argued that Democrats should return to the tradition of Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy: economic growth… Essay guide · 5 min
  6. Al Qaeda’s Fantasy Ideology: Lee Harris on 9/11 as Theater Lee Harris argued in 2002 that the 9/11 attacks were not Clausewitzian war aimed at a political concession but a symbolic drama staged for… Essay guide · 6 min
  7. Norman’s Conquest: Mark Gerson on the Norman Podhoretz Legacy Writing in Policy Review in fall 1995, Mark Gerson argued that Norman Podhoretz, editor of Commentary from 1960 to 1995, won the battle of… Essay guide · 6 min
  8. China’s Quest for Asia: Five Claims About Southeast Asia, Checked Against What Happened Dana Dillon and John J. Tkacik Jr. argued in 2005 that China had already become the dominant power in Southeast Asia, using trade deals,… Essay guide · 6 min
  9. Power and Weakness: Robert Kagan’s Mars and Venus Essay Explained Robert Kagan argued in 2002 that Americans and Europeans see the world differently because of a gap in power: the strong are more willing… Essay guide · 6 min