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On Prohibition, Robert A. Slayton
On Prohibition, Robert A. Slayton
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Reviews of the books Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City by Michael A. Lerner and The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State by Lisa McGirr.
Faith In War: The American Roots Of Global Conflict, Gregory A. Daddis
Faith In War: The American Roots Of Global Conflict, Gregory A. Daddis
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War has become a form of secular religion for many Americans in the modern era. Much of our deployment of military power during the last 50 years has rested on a set of absolute beliefs about the overall utility of war. In the process, policymakers and citizens alike maintain an enduring faith that the United States, via its military forces, has the power to transform societies abroad.