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February 01, 2010 ISSUE

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No Exit 
Andrew J. Bacevich
From Korea to Afghanistan, the U.S. has a habit of starting wars it can’t win.

Articles

Will’s Testament 
W. James Antle III
Washington’s most influential conservative columnist turns against the Republican consensus.

Secret Police 
Brian Doherty
Our private lives are data, and the data is not ours.

New War Order 
Ted Galen Carpenter
Before 9/11 or Iraq, the first Hitler of the month was Manuel Noriega.

The People’s Priest 
Chase Madar
The humane vision of Ivan Illich

Far Wrong 
Peter Hitchens
The British National Party isn’t conservative, it’s Klan.

Colonial Gingrichburg 
Chase Madar
Sneak a peek at Newt’s new novel

Dawson’s Creed 
Dermot Quinn
Christopher Dawson’s faithful history

Serfing U.S.A. 
Reid Buckley
Americans march down the road to serfdom.

Come All Ye Faithful 
William S. Lind
Pope Benedict’s Counter-Reformation

Keep the Change   
James A. Reed
Improving the Constitution away

Hometown Hero 
Susan McWilliams
Robert Nisbet’s quest for community

Arts & Letters

Rogue Warrior 
Jeff Taylor
Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin

Goodwill Hunting 
Richard Gamble
Faith-Based War: From 9/11 to Catastrophic Success in Iraq by T. Walter Herbert

A Brief For Bush 
Joseph Margulies
Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power From George Washington to George W. Bush by John Yoo

Big Government, Big Business, Big Rip-off 
Michael Brendan Dougherty
Obamanomics by Timothy P. Carney

True Believer   
Lee Congdon
Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth-Century Skeptic by Michael Scammell

Columns

Ron Paul’s Bank War   
Patrick J. Buchanan

Outclassed   
Stuart Reid

Striking a Pose   
Eve Tushnet

TV or Not TV?   
Bill Kauffman

Front Lines   
Barack’s Birthday; Bye-Bye Dubai; Afghanistan Can’t Afford an Army

Deep Background   
No Intelligence Behind Afghan Surge; Ambassadorships for Sale; Israel’s Disappearing Spies

 

 


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