The last bastion of Western Civilization?

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Lost U.S. Protestant ethic found in Jewish state
Commentary: Israel's recession started later and ended earlier. Here's why. By Amotz Asa-El JERUSALEM (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. recession, already its longest since the Depression, has yet to die, but Israel's is already being eulogized, as the Jewish state unwittingly supplies America with sobering food for economic thought.
It's perhaps not coincidental that George Gilder, the guru of high tech capitalism ( and not a Jew),recently published The Israel Test
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