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America in the Shadow of Empires | David Coates

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America in the Shadow of Empires. Making the Progressive Case. America in the Shadow of Empires. Please look, if you can, at my newest book, America in the Shadow of Empires. In which I propose several lessons for America’s present and future, based on the fall of empires in the past: Rome, Spain, Britain and Russia. August 1, 2016. Extracting the United States from a Condition of Permanent War. July 9, 2016. Tony Blair’s Day of Reckoning. June 9, 2016. History Once as Tragedy, Twice as Farce? The United...

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UK Foreign Policy | David Coates

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America in the Shadow of Empires. Making the Progressive Case. Comments at a roundtable discussion on UK foreign policy, held at the University of Hull, May 13 2015. UK foreign policy always strikes me as post-imperial, and weaker/more problematic for still being more ‘imperial’ than ‘post.’. Imperial decline will be complex and bloody for US, as it was for the UK after 1945 bloody abroad, difficult at home. It is best for the UK to keep its distance. Move from hard power to soft power. On this, see Davi...

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Different elections, similar issues: the UK and the US at the polls | David Coates

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America in the Shadow of Empires. Making the Progressive Case. Different elections, similar issues: the UK and the US at the polls. As the United Kingdom comes to the end of its very short general election cycle, the United States is gearing up for the start of its next very long one. If you doubt that, consider this:. Or tattoo-parlours. Being on welfare in the United States these days is not only tough, it also gives you second-class status. Over the coming decade. This means that a full-time worke...

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Making the Progressive Case | David Coates

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America in the Shadow of Empires. Making the Progressive Case. Making the Progressive Case. Making the Progressive Case. Seeks to raise the quality of democratic discourse in the contemporary United States by making access to both sides of contemporary political debates easy and attractive. It brings together in one place underlying liberal positions on issues as disparate as market regulation and the war in Afghanistan, and sets them alongside their conservative and libertarian alternatives. More. The U...

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Labour’s Historic Defeat: Learning the Right Lessons | David Coates

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America in the Shadow of Empires. Making the Progressive Case. Labour’s Historic Defeat: Learning the Right Lessons. First posted on SPERI COMMENT, the blog site of the University of Sheffield’s Political Economy Research Institute. Http:/ speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/2015/05/14/labours-historic-defeat-learning-lessons/. David Coates holds the Worrell Chair in Anglo-American Studies at Wake Forest University. He is the author of Answering Back: Liberal Responses to Conservative Arguments. And is filed under home.

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The American Economy at Mid-Term | David Coates

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America in the Shadow of Empires. Making the Progressive Case. The American Economy at Mid-Term. First posted on SPERI comment, the University of Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute. David Coates holds the Worrell Chair in Anglo-American Studies at Wake Forest University. He is the author of Answering Back: Liberal Responses to Conservative Arguments. New York: Continuum Books, 2010. He writes here in a personal capacity. And is filed under home. You can leave a response. From your own site.

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Non Fiction | David Coates

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America in the Shadow of Empires. Making the Progressive Case. The section is divided along lines that reflect the changing focus of my professional writing over time. You will find writing on the following topics:. View Publications ». American Politics and Society. View Publications ». View Publications ». View Publications ». View Publications ». A Liberal Tool Kit. Commentary on the Health Care debate. Leslie Gardner, Literary Agent, Artellus Limited. Center for American Progress. Said Dear Mr. C...