After America

1. Arnold J. Toynbee, The Prospects of Western Civilization (New York: Columbia University Press, 1949).

2. “Britain makes final WW2 lend-lease payment,” InTheNews.co.uk, December 29, 2006; available online at http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/news/finance/britain-makes-final-ww2-lend-lease-payment- $1034891.htm.

3. Remarks to the House of Commons, London, England, November 10, 1942; available online at http://www.churchill-society- london.org.uk/EndoBegn.html.

4. Daniel Hannan, “Happy Independence Day to all my American readers: keep the torch of British liberty aflame!” The Telegraph, July 4, 2010; available online at http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100046044/happy-independence-day-to-all-my- american-readers-keep-the-torch-of-british-liberty-aflame/.

5. “China ‘will be the world’s biggest economy by 2027’,” The London Evening Standard November 17, 2009; available online at http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23770626-china-will-be-the-worlds-biggest- economy-by-2027.do.

6. Rich Miller and Simon Kennedy, “Lawrence SummersG-20 Plans to End ‘Financial Balance of Terror’ After Summit,” Bloomberg News, September 27, 2009; available online at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? pid=newsarchive&sid=aVpPMKLa50rc.

7. Ben Arnoldy, “China warships dock in Burma, rattling rival naval power India,” The Christian- Science Monitor, August 30, 2010; available online at http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0830/China-warships-dock- in-Burma-rattling-rival-naval-power-India.

8. David Leonhardt, “The Real Problem With China,” New York Times, January 11, 2011; available online at http://www.nytimes.com/2011 /01/12/business/economy/12leonhardt.html.

9. William Matthews, “Chinese Cyber Attacks On Rise: U.S. Report,” Defense News, November 20, 2010; available online at http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3830559.

10. Francis Harris, “Beijing secretly fires lasers to disable US satellites,” The Telegraph, September 26, 2006; available online at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1529864/Beijing-secretly-fires-lasers-to-disable-US- satellites.html.

11. Paul Danahar, “Taliban ‘getting Chinese arms’,” BBC, September 3, 2007; available online at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6975934.stm.

12. Shaun Waterman, “China aids N. Korea, Iran with nuke advances,” The Washington Times, May 17, 2011; available online at http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/17/beijing-aiding-north-korea-and-iran-with-nuke- adva/.

13. Ibid.

14. Gordon G. Chang, “China’s Illicit Nuclear Transfers to Iran,” Hudson New York, April 12, 2010; available online at http://www.hudson- ny.org/1141/chinas-illicit-nuclear-transfers-to-iran.

15. Sam Jones, “Geert Wilders anti-Islam film gets House of Lords screening,” The Guardian, March 5, 2010; available online at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/05/geert-wilders-house-of-lords.

16. Remarks made to the House of Lords in London, England, March 5, 2010; available online at http://www.geertwilders.nl/index.php?option=com_content&ta sk=view&id=1662&Itemid=1.

17. Tim Shipman, “Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill on its way back to Britain,” The Telegraph, February 14, 2009; available online at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/4623148/Barack-Obama-sends-bust- of-Winston-Churchill-on-its-way-back-to-Britain.html.

18. “Cambridge University college renames ‘distasteful’ Empire Ball,” The Telegraph, February 12, 2009; available online at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/4604461/Cambridge-University-college-renames-distasteful- Empire-Ball.html.

19. “London bomber video aired on TV,” BBC, September 2, 2005; available online at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4206708.stm.

20. Tim Shipman and Gerri Peev, “‘They were lucky not to be shot’: Police chief says armed officers showed ‘enormous restraint’ as mob attacked Charles and Camilla,” The Daily Mail, December 10, 2010; available online at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1337088/ROYAL-CAR- ATTACK-Mob-attacking-Charles-Camillas-car-lucky-shot.html.

21. “Charlie Gilmour pleads guilty to student protest disorder charges,” The Guardian, May 6, 2011; available online at http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/may/06/charlie-gilmour-pleads-guilty-protest.

22. Julie Burchill, “Spare us these pampered protesters who riot in defence of their privilege,” The Independent, December 16, 2010; available online at http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/julie-burchill/julie-burchill-spare-us-these- pampered-protesters-who-riot-in-defence-of-their-privilege-2161489.html.

23. Rebecca Atwood, “Brown Targets Work Skills,” The Higher Education, July 6, 2007; available online at http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp? storyCode=209524&sectioncode=26.

24. All data available online via http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/charts.html.

25. Social Analysis & Reporting Division, National Statistics Quality Review Series, Report #31 (Office for National Statistics, London 2004).

26. James Tozer, “Christian preacher vows to fight after he’s arrested for ‘public order’ offences after saying homosexuality is a sin,” The Daily Mail, May 3, 2010; available online at