hawkism

the advocacy of war or a belligerent national attitude, especially on the part of a public official. Cf. doveism. — hawk, n. — hawkish, adj.

See also: War

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Fiscal responsibility and budget hawkism were conservative keystones, but the neo-cons' "what, me worry?" keystone cop-out approach to deficit spending has got even moderate Republicans worrying about guest appearances at federal bankruptcy hearings.

Wilderness training: America's "progressives" could benefit from a short political retreat in the desert

In an important article for National Journal, Paul Starobin reported on the emergence of a new coalition of what he called "liberal hawks" and "a theology of liberal hawkism." The question is, what do the liberal hawks want?

Humanitarian Hawks?

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