DLC | Blueprint Magazine | May 17, 2006 Defeating Jihadism VOLUME 2006, No. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITOR'S NOTE by Peter Ross Range Cover Story FIGHTING SMARTER by Will Marshall and Jeremy Rosner A five-part progressive plan to defend liberal democracy. Plus: PROGRESSIVE ACTION PLAN FIGHTING FOR VALUES by Tony Blair The struggle against Islamic extremism is not a clash between civilizations, the British prime minister argues. It is a clash about civilization. EXCLUSIVE: EUROPE'S POLITICS OF VICTIMOLOGY by Flemming Rose The Danish cartoon editor argues that failed multiculturalism is killing Europe's liberal values. Defending Liberty THOSE WHO SERVE by Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer America's educated and professional elites know little about the military, and the idea of serving is alien to them. How did this happen? Book Excerpt THE EARLY POLITICS OF EVASION by Joe Klein A brief history of the intellectual cowardice that left Democrats hopelessly boggled on social issues. Columns Political Memo by Al From Hope beats anger The Vital Center by Bruce Reed No idea The Politics of Ideas by Wesley Clark and Will Marshall Warming to India Cultural Politics by Peter Ross Range European wake-up Blog Talk Bull Moose by Marshall Wittmann The Conservative Street Demise of the DeLayicans New Donkey by Ed Kilgore Base Versus Swing, Chapter 2,006 Deal With the Devil Essays and Comment RAISING OUR GAME by Edward Gresser How America can meet the challenge of global competition and maintain its lead in the world economy. BABY BUST by Philip Longman Progressives aren't having as many babies as conservatives. Democrats should learn how to appeal to families. Culture & Politics WORST LAID PLANS by Peter Ross Range DIAGNOSING DEMS by Ed Kilgore POST-POSTMODERNISM by Fred Siegel