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August 01, 2010 ISSUE

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Rand Plan 
W. James Antle III
Will the Tea Parties’ fiscal prudence extend to foreign policy?

Articles

Sinking Ship 
John J. Mearsheimer
Tel Aviv’s trigger-happy response to the Gaza flotilla is bad for Israel’s security—and ours. 

The Case for Rail    
For half a century, Washington has subsidized road socialism and stranded us all. 

William S. Lind: What’s so conservative about federal highways?

Glen Bottoms: Keeping costs under control

Christopher B. Leinberger: Private development can fund public infrastructure.

John Norquist: Why cities still matter

John Robert Smith: Saving downtowns

New Jersey Slasher 
Michael Brendan Dougherty
New Jersey slasher Chris Christie

Inflating War 
Thomas DiLorenzo
Fiat currency is the fuel of military misadventures.

Obama’s Gitmo 
Chase Madar
Gitmo hasn’t gone away.

Wards of the State 
Dermot Quinn
Hilaire Belloc’s prophecy

When Red States Get Blue  
Patrick J. Deneen
What’s the matter with Connecticut?

Prole Tax  
John Derbyshire
Teatime with Orwell

Paper Dragon  
E. Wayne Merry
Overselling China

How to Lose an Empire  
Eamonn Fingleton
Turkish lessons

Arts & Letters

Thought Leader 
Scott McConnell
Running Commentary: The Contentious Magazine That Transformed the Jewish Left Into the Neoconservative Right by Benjamin Balint

Down on the Upside 
Brendan O’Neill
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley

Sounds of Silence 
Peter Wood
In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise by George Prochnik

Columns

Bailouts for Bureaucrats   
Patrick J. Buchanan

The Troubles I’ve Seen 
Stuart Reid

Up Against the Wall 
Bill Kauffman

Front Lines   
Obama Declares War on Oil; Buried Treasure in Afghanistan; Making New Friends in the Mideast

Deep Background   
Prince Bandar’s Coup; How We Built Israel’s Bomb

 

 

 


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