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Multiculturalism Is Here, So Enjoy It, John Francis Burke

Political Science Faculty Research

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Islam Vs. Liberalism In Europe, Peter O'Brien

Political Science Faculty Research

In the West, Muslims are regarded with anxiety, mistrust, and fear. Many of us choose not to travel to Muslim countries for fear of becoming victims of terrorism. Most westerners worry about the Muslims' firm grip on the spigot of the world's oil reserves. And in 1991 we convinced ourselves that Saddam Hussein represented a threat on par with Hitler.¹

But Muslims cannot really scare us. After all, it took but a few weeks to vanquish fully the "Butcher of Baghdad," who had up until that time the world's fourth largest army. We united in a stalwart international coalition …

Voegelin, Heidegger, And Arendt: Two's A Company, Three's A Crowd?, John Francis Burke

Political Science Faculty Research

Hannah Arendt's political theory seemingly lends itself to both a “premodern” coupling with Eric Voegelin and a “postmodern” coupling with Martin Heidegger. Closer comparison between all three thinkers reveal not only that neither coupling is cogent, but that all three thinkers provide essential dimensions for a political theory which moves beyond such distinctions.