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October 21, 2002 ISSUE

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Cover

The Case Against Preemptive War 
Paul W. Schroeder
Bush’s push for regime change in Iraq

Articles

One Tiny Little Creature 
Nicholas von Hoffman
Dostoevsky’s Alyosha said he would not torture a single child to buy the happiness of all mankind. But we, by invading Iraq, would hurt many for a cause less noble.

News

Fourteen Days   
Kahane at the Standard. Bilingual Battles, Looting with Piracy Law, Chinese Fortunes.

In Memoriam   
Jim Chapin 1941-2002

Arts & Letters

Film: Reparations for Cadillac Dealers   
Steve Sailer

The Experts 
Andrew J. Bacevich
The Fifty-Year Wound. Time to reexamine the liberal, internationalist Cold War narrative.

Columns

Albert M. Nixon 
Patrick J. Buchanan
Gore’s stand against preemptive war recalls a 1968 strategy used to great electoral success.

The Real Nitty-Gritty 
Taki
An award for Bill Kristol, solving the Saddam problem, and corporal punishment for sports stars.

Editorial

Bush Thus Far 
The president has shown some backbone but risks disaster in major policy areas.

 

 


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