“On this topic, I know of what I write. You see, I am a reformed ‘dupe-ee.’ … My argument was that despite being saddled by what I called ‘inherently problematic native logic,’ the appeasement of North Korea as of 1998 had been a surprising success. I was wrong. Having written a doctoral dissertation on the topic of appeasement, including a detailed analysis of how the policy of appeasement had failed to avert war in the 1930s, I was motivated to try to find a positive example. Could there be a case where appeasement worked? That example seemed to present itself with the so-called ‘Agreed Framework’ concluded between the United States and North Korea in 1994, led by Jimmy Carter.”

Professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College—Dr. Paul Kengor—explains, “It also is not a partisan issue. For over 60 years, Democrat and Republican presidents alike have suffered the daunting challenges posed by this belligerent dictatorship. Some responded weakly, some hawkishly, with neither party characterized by a single response…. What is interesting, however, has been the long battle within the American left over North Korea.” In his latest editorial, Dr. Kengor lays out two “internal” threats the left has suffered from when assessing North Korea.

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On this weekend’s radio program, Glen’s youngest son Matthew joins him in the studio.  The two of them spend some time reflecting on their thankfulness for God, family, and the United States of America.
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Professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College—Dr. Paul Kengor—responds to the former president’s claim on NBC News that “his work at home and abroad has been ‘superior’ to other presidents.” “Please understand,” Kengor concludes, “I’m not trying to be mean. But self-serving claims like Carter’s should be answered. Intentions are one thing, but results are another. The Carter record should not be celebrated nor emulated.”

By Glen Meakem
Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
June 21, 2009
In recent weeks, North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles over the Sea of Japan and exploded its second nuclear bomb. It also convicted two American journalists of “grave crimes” against the North Korean state, sentencing them to 12 years of hard labor.
In response, President Obama denounced North [...]

This week, I discuss the aftermath of the Iranian Presidential election. Before the election results were announced last weekend, Mir Hussein Mousavi-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s challenger-appeared to have won the election with 60% of the vote (according to exit polls). However, the government of Iran declared Ahmadinejad the winner with 63% of the vote. Hundreds of thousands [...]