October 06, 2008 Issue
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An Open Letter to Sarah Palin 
By TAC Editors
Don’t antagonize Russia, bomb Iran, or believe everything AIPAC tells you.

Whose Palin? 
By Sean Scallon
Sarah Palin may have been a Buchanan Brigader, but the peasants with pitchforks are no longer with Pat.

Stars in their Eyes PDF
By Leon Hadar
Even superstar candidates can’t win without substance.



Crash Test 
By Nicholas von Hoffman
This financial crisis may not be worse than 1929, but we’re less prepared to cope.

Rose-Tinted Lens 
By Tom Streithorst
The illusion that Iraqis would greet us with flowers was created by media men like me.

America’s Mayor PDF
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
Lou Barletta sent illegal immigrants home. Now he plans to do the same to Rep. Paul Kanjorski.

Gang of Democracies 
By Justin Raimondo
The Concert of Democracies is a prelude to war.

Country First? 
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Which country do John McCain’s advisers put first?

Power Play 
By Claes G. Ryn
The coup the intellectuals wrought



Fourteen Days 
Paulson’s Raw Deal; GOP Blames Blacks Not Banks; Army on Occupation Duty—at Home

Deep Background PDF
CIA’s Silent Partner; Karachi Here We Come

Forum 
Ward Connerly vs. Michael B. Dougherty

How the Western Was Won PDF
By Steve Sailer
Ed Harris in “Appaloosa”

What’s Left of the Old Right 
By Anthony Gregory
Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement by Justin Raimondo

What’s the Matter With Thomas Frank? PDF
By Tom Piatak
The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule by Thomas Frank

Blue-Collar Blues PDF
By Patrick J. Deneen
The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker by Steven Greenhouse



God and Blair at Yale PDF
By Stuart Reid
What’s the Matter with Tony Blair?

Goodbye Gordon Gekko PDF
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Bailing Out a Sinking Ship

Dangerous Addiction PDF
By Fred Reed
The Other Losing War