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Full Transcript/Video of Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy Speech at the VMI

The full transcript of Romney's speech follows:

You Know Who's More Corrupt than America?

This morning's New York Times story on corruption in southern Italy is as good an excuse as any to re-post links to my summer series on Italy's "southern problem."

Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart: Rumble in the Air Conditioned Jungle

For all the chatter about Stewart's feud with Fox News, he and Bill O'Reilly have quite the bromance.

Yes, American Politics is Corrupt

I've sometimes shocked audiences at lectures when I say that the American political system is the second most corrupt of the major industrial democracies, ahead only of Italy's.

Will Republicans Budge on Taxes if Obama Wins?

#Slatepitch, I know. But the Financial Times thinks the GOP will have to seriously consider working with the re-elected president. And that's pretty important, considering the looming fiscal cliff.

Mitt the Health Care Reformer

Bill Bennett argues the case for voting Romney. I'm impressed it makes room for the following point:

What Can Punditry Do?

Ta-Nehisi Coates gives some well-deserved kudos to his colleague James Fallows, whose lengthy piece on Romney's debating prowess looks really good after Wednesday's debate. (Fallows' article reminded me of the Babe calling his shot). TNC then zooms out, describing this as something punditry does well.

Journalists as Advertisers

Buzzfeed is breaking the internet, one cat post at a time. They're also the poster children of journalism's future.

Why Doesn't Canada Have a Two Party System?

My column for the National Post explains why Canada has been able to buck the two party system that dominates the United States.

About These Depressing Jobs Reports

John Podhoretz powerfully summarizes the country's economic challenge, and it's bigger than any one month job report: