Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer said "people are now coming out of the closet" on the word empire. Peter bergen: the metaphor of coming out is striking, part of a broader trend of appropriating the language of progressive movements in the service of empire. How outrageous to apply the language of gay pride to a military power that demands that its soldiers stay in the closet, bergen says.
Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer said "people are now coming out of the closet" on the word empire. Peter bergen: the metaphor of coming out is striking, part of a broader trend of appropriating the language of progressive movements in the service of empire. How outrageous to apply the language of gay pride to a military power that demands that its soldiers stay in the closet, bergen says.
Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer said "people are now coming out of the closet" on the word empire. Peter bergen: the metaphor of coming out is striking, part of a broader trend of appropriating the language of progressive movements in the service of empire. How outrageous to apply the language of gay pride to a military power that demands that its soldiers stay in the closet, bergen says.