From the desk of Richard Rahn on Wed, 2011-06-29 12:52 Tallinn, Estonia. Most Eastern European countries that were controlled by the communists have had successful political/economic transitions and are far more prosperous than they were two decades ago - but none has come as far as Estonia. The Estonians are closely related to the Finns, and their languages are close as well. Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is only about 50 miles from Helsinki, the capital of Finland, and they are in commuting distance by hydrofoil across the Gulf of Finland. Before the Soviet Union conquered Estonia in 1939, the Estonians and Finns had close to the same standard of living. But the Finns were able to maintain their freedom by conducting a vigorous defense against the Soviet invasion in 1939. From the desk of William Holland on Wed, 2011-06-29 09:27 Although Malise Ruthven is credited with coining the term 'Islamofascism' while writing for the British Independent in 1990, the term was coined by Maxine Rodinson. Throughout the West we have a vast intellectual reserve providing antecedents to understand not only Sharia law, but historical analogies providing insight into the political and cultural currents that dominate Islam, especially as it confronts the West. This confrontation will expose a fatal weakness within the West itself. If not corrected, this weakness will permit Sharia law to be protected under our Constitution, which would threaten the foundation of American exceptionalism.
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