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September 13, 2004 Issue

The Retreat of Empire
By Patrick J. Buchanan
The empire is over—and none too soon.

The Glory of Greece
By Taki
America First, except for Greece.

Misreading the 9/11 Report
By Paul W. Schroeder
The Commission called less for fortifying the home front than for rebuilding our international alliances.

Four Day War
By Claude Salhani
Iran and Israel are on a collision course. This is what the crash might look like.

Party Crasher
By John J. Duncan Jr.
An antiwar Republican congressman speaks of the pressures brought to bear on GOP dissenters.

The Way the West Won
By James Kurth
Divorced from its Christian heritage, Western civilization cannot long sustain itself.

Terrorists as Tourists
By Paul Sperry
Hey terrorists, want to get into the U.S. easily? Claim to be Canadian.

Democracy in Vermont
By Bill Kauffman
Frank Bryan keeps local democracy alive in Vermont.

Sneak Preview
September 27, 2004 Issue

Conventional Wisdom
By Scott McConnell
Without the peaceful street protests, the Republican convention would have been less democratic.

Fourteen Days: Lynndie England and Us; Jim Woolsey’s War Profiteering; Frum Blames America First

Deep Background: Condoleezza’s Leak; Band-Aid on the Border; Porter Goss: White House Stooge

A Tale of Waugh
By Steve Sailer
Evelyn Waugh’s Vile Bodies adapted as “Bright Young Things”

Rx: Prairie Marxism
By Daniel McCarthy
What’s the Matter With Kansas?
by Thomas Frank

New Era of Big Government
By Bob Barr
The Bush Betrayal
by James Bovard

Divided Soul
By R.J. Stove
Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye
by Michael Eric Dyson

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