“Yes, Democrats can prove that America pays more for health care than other countries; yes, they have won the dispute that private health insurance is needlessly expensive. But what they've lost is the argument that we are a society.” CountryCareAmericaLostPayProveArgumentDemocratHealth CareExpensiveOther CountriesDisputesPrivate Health Insurance Author:Thomas Frank
“The argument that somehow we've got to get rid of minority scholarships so that we can have a free and fair America implies that we have a colorblind society where minorities are equal in their pursuit of funds to go to school.” SchoolAmericaEqualFairsArgumentPursuitMinoritiesFundScholarship Author:William H. Gray III
“America is divided by a great argument about itself. Europe is divided by a great argument about America.” AmericaEuropeArgumentDivided Book:Free World: America, Europe, and the Surprising Future of the West Source: Free World: America, Europe, and the Surprising Future of the West
“The New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, cited Haqqani to make the argument that Guantánamo must be shut down. He wrote:“Husain Haqqani, a thoughtful Pakistani scholar now teaching at Boston University, remarked to me: 'When people like myself say American values must be emulated and America is a bastion of freedom, we get Guantánamo Bay thrown in our faces. When we talk about the America of Jefferson and Hamilton, people back home say to us: 'That is not the America we are dealing with. We are dealing with the America of imprisonment without trial.'” PeopleHomeAmericaFacesValuesTeachingNew YorkArgumentUniversityTrialsThoughtfulThrownScholarBostonNew York TimesBack HomeImprisonmentColumnistsHamiltonAmerican ValuesBoston University Author:Husain Haqqani