November 17, 2008 Issue
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Bush’s Broken Record 
The 43rd president leaves office without a legacy to stand on.

He Fought the Wars and the Wars Won 
By Gary Brecher
Empty flight suit

Full Faith and Bad Credit 
By Patrick J. Deneen
Fiddling while Wall Street burns

A Long Train of Abuses 
By Alexander Cockburn
On civil liberties, Bush followed Clinton.

Discounting Family Values 
By Allan Carlson
Terror War trumps Culture War.

Conservatives Follow the Leader 
By Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.
Anything for the White House



The Right Lesson 
By Paul Gottfried
Republicans stand athwart history yelling, “Left turn ahead!”

Representative Failure 
By W. James Antle III
Congress had lower approval ratings than Bush, but Americans voted for more of the same.

Marriage Proposition 
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
California’s Proposition 8 won’t stop gay marriage.

Unreal Estate 
By Steve Sailer
How the American property ladder fell over



Fourteen Days PDF
The Triumph of Hope; Where’s the Third Party?; What’s the Matter with Pennsylvania?

Deep Background PDF
Why Syria Gave U.S. Attacks a Pass

Oedipus Tex PDF
By Steve Sailer
Oliver Stone’s “W.”

Error by Trial PDF
By Brendan O’Neill
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi

Liberal Paradox PDF
By David Gordon
The Tyranny of Liberalism: Understanding and Overcoming Administered Freedom, Inquisitorial Tolerance, and Equality by Command by James Kalb

Saved By the Bell Curve PDF
By Jeremy Beer
Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray



When Elephants Forget PDF
By Patrick J. Buchanan
When Elephants Forget

We Are All Socialists Now PDF
By Daniel Larison
We Are All Socialists Now

Gardnering at Night PDF
By Bill Kauffman
Gardnering at Night