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Stuart is one of early America??s most famous portraitists, best known for his more than 60 renderings of George Washington—one of which appears on the dollar bill...
Confidence in America??s influence on the world also fell, as 70 percent of those surveyed believe the U.S. is a less respected global leader than it was in the past...
...portrait is the work of one of colonial America??s most distinguished artists. Copley, born in Boston in 1738, had ties to the Tories who supported British rule during the time of the American Revolution. He left Massachusetts for London in 1774 and never returned to his native land. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1779—a likely explanation for the “RA” in the signature on the painting in question...
...always sought to deliver democracy through the barrel of a gun. In fact, right up until 9/11, it would be fair to say that it was almost overly averse to any form of military intervention in the domestic affairs of other nations. Most Republicans, for example, opposed America??s interventions in Bosnia and Kosovo during the 90s, humanitarian operations that involved no clear American interests. While I support both interventions, they are great examples of former Republican military restraint...
...initial response to the Iraq war, didactic “documentary”—particularly in America??postulations of Bush’s mustache-twirling villainy ruled the political filmmaking arena, including “Why We Fight,” “Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War,” “Bush’s Brain,” and mack-daddy of them all, “Fahrenheit 9/11.” These changed the ideological opinions of, roughly, six people...