Indecision 2008
The uncertainty of the Republican primary of the 2008 presidential race.
From the Editor's Desk
Indecision 2008
The uncertainty of the Republican primary of the 2008 presidential race.
Correspondence
Essays
In War: Resolution
Mistakes are inevitable; victory is not.
November Surprise
Is the election over before it begins?
Folk Tales
Appreciating Kurt Vonnegut.
Tribes of Terror
The social roots of jihad.
Macbeth and the Moral Universe
Macbeth is a moral play par excellence.
The New Soft Underbelly of Europe
Germany, Russia, and the evolving situation in Europe.
O Captain! My Captain!
In the end, public opinion is central to the perpetuation of our political institutions.
Book Reviews
The Raw Deal
A new history of the Great Depression.
Debating the New Deal
A review of The Two Faces of Liberalism: How the Hoover-Roosevelt Debate Shapes the 21st Century
Econ Artist
The Laffer Curve, conservatives, and the defense of tax cuts.
Timeless Mind
A review of two new books on the development of Leo Strauss' thought.
Confronting Dred Scott
Reflecting on Dred Scott, 150 years after that most disastrous Supreme Court decision.
Growing Up American
The arrested development of the rising generation - and what it means for Western Civilization.
For the Children
Examining the troubling prospects of marriage and family in America.
Loss Upon Loss
Reviewing both a worthy new translation of the Aeneid and a new, disappointing critique.
Whistling Dixie
A review of Politically Incorrect Guide To The Constitution , by Kevin R.C. Gutzman
Books in Brief
Attendant Cruelties: Nation and Nationalism in American History, by Patrice Higonnet
Shadow Play
Whatever It Takes
War and torture get the Hollywood treatment.