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A $10,000 offer for Robby Feldman and Ed Lincoln

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Eamonn Fingleton

Let’s sort out once and for all what has really happened to the Japanese economy in the last two decades. Some months ago I offered to make a $5,000 donation to charity if any of ten influential Western commentators joined … Continue reading →

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Edwin Reischauer: An ambassador who lied TO his country

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Eamonn Fingleton

John Kennedy’s ambassador to Japan is the subject of a new biography. Unfortunately, as I point out in this review (which  was first published in the June 2010 issue of the American Conservative), the author’s agenda has little to do with … Continue reading →

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The wrong-way Corrigans who engineered the U.S. train wreck

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Eamonn Fingleton

America’s decline counts as probably the most precipitate in history. So who’s to blame? America’s ideology-blinded media have a lot to answer for. As recently as 1965, when I started college, America had the world at its feet. Its decline … Continue reading →

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Detroit: A riposte to the bashers

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Eamonn Fingleton

Detroit’s problems are partly — but only partly — its own fault. Other actors, not least the smart-alecks of America’s opinion-making industry, have played a crucial role in this tragedy. (This is a longer version of an article published at … Continue reading →

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