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During the Republican Party's national convention in 1992, Pat Buchanan claimed that a 'culture war' was raging in the United States. While Buchanan described this 'war' as a 'struggle for the soul of America,' we use the culture-war concept to refer to the efforts of various conservative political and social actors trying to protect US traditional values and to 'exorcise' the liberal and secular 'demons' of the United States. Accordingly, this paper focuses on one of these actors: the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank located in Washington, DC. Performing a postructuralist discursive analysis of various 'texts' produced by three scholars from the Heritage about marriage, family values, and sexuality, the paper shows how these scholars strategically rely on certain words and expressions in their research in order to reach two political goals: (1) marginalize liberal views on the issues just mentioned; and (2) discipline Americans by leading them to embrace a traditional/conservative interpretation of US national identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article discusses the relationship between the intellectuals John Stuart Mill, Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont. Among the topics discussed are the correspondence of these writers, their social networks, and their political philosophies. According to the article, all three were interested in studying Ireland. Mill even spoke before the British Parliament on May 17, 1866 to advocate for Irish farmers while the Irish Land Bill was being discussed. Other topics of discussion include De Beaumont's comments on American society and politics.

The author examines the background of the global economic crisis that began in 2007. The fact that the United States Federal Reserve Board increased the Federal funds rate beginning in 2007 is pointed to as a factor in the resulting subprime mortgage crisis. According to the article, securitization of higher risk mortgage loans, so-called subprime loans, were spread throughout the global securities marketplace. Solutions proposed by U.S. governmental authorities and those in European Union counties as ways to resolve this economic crisis are detailed.