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PODCAST: The Egypt crisis and American exceptionalism

The crisis in Egypt presents a troubling dilemma for the US, setting our immediate practical interests squarely at odds with our founding principles.  Mubarak - and Suleiman - represent stability at the cost of liberty, while the protest movement represents liberty at the potential cost of a staus quo that has favored our economic and national security interests for decades.  What is the right call?

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(cartoon by Mr. Fish at Harper's)