1/5/2009: Vol. 014, # 16

12/29/2008: Vol. 014, # 15

12/22/2008: Vol. 014, # 14

12/15/2008: Vol. 014, # 13

 Issue Date: 1/5/2009 - 1/12/2009 Volume 014, Number 16

Cover

The Net-Zero Gas Tax
A once-in-a-generation chance.
by Charles Krauthammer

Editorial

Conservative Successes
Some domestic policy achievements to be proud of.
by Matthew Continetti

Scrapbook

The Ongoing Saga of Obamaweek
From the Scrapbook.

Articles

Inherit the What?
The Kennedy legacy isn't what it used to be.
by Noemie Emery

The Politics of Fat
A hefty problem for the left.
by Andrew Ferguson

Don't Know Much About Economics
Obama's blind spot.
by Fred Barnes

Elites, and Those Who Love Them
A debate that won't go away.
by Sam Schulman

Inconsequential Joe
A return to the typical vice-presidency.
by Philip Terzian

Not All Stimuli Are Created Equal
The best plan is a cut in the payroll tax.
by Lawrence B. Lindsey

Features

Treading Softly in the Philippines
Why a low-intensity counterinsurgency strategy seems to be working there.
by Max Boot & Richard Bennet

Books & Arts

One Historian's Quest
What were the Germans thinking?
by Steven Ozment

Terror at the 'Times'
When labor met anarchy, the result was explosive.
by Winston Groom

A Monetary Problem
Learning--and forgetting--the lessons of inflation.
by Irwin M. Stelzer

Algeria's Patriot
The meaning for the present of France's colonial past.
by Roger Kaplan

Bork in Retrospect
Writer, scholar, philosopher of the law.
by Gregory J. Sullivan

Unreasonable Doubt
As D.H. Lawrence said, trust the tale, not the teller.
by John Podhoretz

Casual

Shades of Green
Robert Messenger, snorkler.
by Robert Messenger

Parody

Hedonism after Hillary
A parody.

 Issue Date: 12/29/2008 -  Volume 014, Number 15

Cover

The City Where the Sirens Never Sleep
Detroit is dying. But, it is not dead yet.
by Matt Labash

Editorial

A President-Elect's Progress
From Rev. Wright to Rev. Warren.
by William Kristol

Scrapbook

Reporters in Extremis
From the Scrapbook.

Articles

Senate, for Sale or Rent
It's all about the Jacksons.
by Joseph Epstein

Nobody Knows the Trouble He'll See
A few clouds on Obama's horizon.
by Fred Barnes

Guess Who Doesn't Like the Press
And the feeling may be mutual.
by Stephen F. Hayes

Euthanasia Comes to Montana
Courtesy of judicial activism.
by Wesley J. Smith

Books & Arts

Learning from Venturi
'Maximum feasible dissent' on architecture.
by Christopher Caldwell

One for All
The sociopolitical virtue of selfless action.
by Mark Blitz

Campus Confidential
Loving to learn, and learning to love, in America.
by Eve Tushnet

Veep-Hunting
Looking for the party line on Cheney? Here it is.
by Christopher Willcox

Between the Wars
When the European powers had a League of their own.
by Edward Short

Frost the Snowman
A magical transformation of nothing into something.
by John Podhoretz

Casual

Blind Beagle
Philip Terzian, canine companion.
by Philip Terzian

Correspondence

Columbia, 'Cue & More

Parody

Rod and Rahm Have a Talk
A parody.

 Issue Date: 12/22/2008 -  Volume 014, Number 14

Cover

The Unwisdom of Crowds
Financial panics still require what Walter Bagehot prescribed--that practical men violate their own principles.
by Christopher Caldwell

Editorial

Our Pakistan Problem
Could its holy warriors be the most dangerous?
by Reuel Marc Gerecht

Scrapbook

Inaugural Doggerel
From the Scrapbook.

Articles

Pssst . . . Wanna Buy a Senate Seat?
Saddened, sobered, appalled--what does Obama really think about Governor Blagojevich?
by Stephen F. Hayes

The Unlikeliest Congressman
Anh Cao, Republican from New Orleans.
by Kevin Vance

Mr. President, Liberate Zimbabwe
A good deed for Bush's final days.
by James Kirchick

Thirty Years of Reform in China
Economic collapse may soon bring political crisis.
by Gordon G. Chang

Features

The Other American Auto Industry
Plenty of car makers make a go of it in this country--they're just non-union and not headquartered in Detroit.
by Fred Barnes

Policing Afghanistan
Too few good men and too many bad ones make for a grueling, uphill struggle.
by Ann Marlowe

Books & Arts

When Books Were Great
Furrowing the American middlebrow.
by Christine Rosen

Great Books Redux
An educator strives to rediscover knowledge.
by Tracy Lee Simmons

Slice of Life
Transformation, mutilation, or titillation?
by Ronald W. Dworkin

Noble Reformer
Lessons for today from yesterday's crusader.
by John R. Miller

Postmortem Snaps
Life and death in the old Soviet Union, as seen in black and white.
by William Meyers

Surreal Faith
The dangerous world of a left-wing fundamentalist.
by Mark Tooley

Casual

Here We Come A-Wassailing
Joseph Bottum, caroler
by Joseph Bottum

Correspondence

Laughter, Landmarks & more

Parody

Cruising with Pirates
A parody.

 Issue Date: 12/15/2008 -  Volume 014, Number 13

Cover

The Past Isn't What It Used To Be
The remaking of the mixed-up National Museum of American History.
by Andrew Ferguson

Editorial

Creative Conservatism
A path out of the wilderness.
by Matthew Continetti

Scrapbook

Globaloney updated
From the Scrapbook.

Articles

A Future for Brand Bush?
Jeb contemplates a Senate run.
by Fred Barnes

Mandate for What?
Obama has good reason to make the left gnash their teeth.
by Noemie Emery

Dr. Daschle's Dubious Cure
Get ready for health care activism.
by Henry I. Miller & Dave Gershon

Wilkinson and Posner, Dissenting
Two conservative judges challenge Justice Scalia.
by Adam J. White

Palin Went Down to Georgia
Why her popularity is undimmed.
by Marjorie Dannenfelser

Features

Pakistan's Jihad
In the war on terror, Islamabad is both with us and against us.
by Bill Roggio & Thomas Joscelyn

Books & Arts

End of the Road
On the journey to oblivion.
by Joseph Epstein

Morandi at the Met
An artist, 'with much faith in Fascism,' gets a second look.
by Maureen Mullarkey

Whirlwind Gibbs
The pride of the 'New Yorker,' ripe for recovery.
by Thomas Vinciguerra

Reality Bites
As millions tune in, Losers become Winners.
by Natalie Bostick

Unfit to Print
The self-inflicted wounds of a newspaper enterprise.
by William Murchison

Rose-Colored Milk
A sexual liberationist gets the sainthood treatment.
by John Podhoretz

Casual

Comic Relief
Jonathan V. Last, collector.
by Jonathan V. Last

Parody

Automakers Bailed Out!
A parody.