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January 30, 2006 Issue

All the President’s Power
By Thomas E. Woods Jr.
From executive orders to undeclared wars, the White House has gone unchecked since long before George W. Bush.

Come Home, America
By Bill Kauffman
Liberals need another George McGovern—and perhaps conservatives do too.

Of Borders and Ballots
By W. James Antle III
Will immigration reform shake up this year’s midterm elections?

The Irrepressible Mencken
By Daniel McCarthy
Fifty years after his death, the sage of Baltimore matters more than ever.

God and Man at the Box Office
By John Zmirak
Narnia casts a holy spell.

Political Climate
By Nabil O. Al-Khowaiter
Democratic success may depend more on climate than culture.

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Executioner’s Song
By Steve Sailer
Steven Spielberg’s “Munich”

The Pen and the Cross
By R.J. Stove
Literary Giants, Literary Catholics
by Joseph Pearce

The Faith of the Poet
By James Bowman
Auden and Christianity
by Arthur Kirsch

Rumsfeld’s Remote-Control War
By Clark Stooksbury
Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
by Sean Naylor

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February 13, 2006 Issue

Eat, Drink, and Buy Merrily
Celebrated Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan’s true legacy is one of debt and fiscal deceit. His successor aims to follow.
By Bill Bonner



Russian Roulette
By Patrick J. Buchanan
To Russia, with love

Peace Candidate,
’68 Vintage
By Scott McConnell
Eugene McCarthy, Accidental Buchananite

Rousseau Was Wrong
By William Pfaff
Democracy doesn’t march.

Permission to Speak Freely
By Taki
“Shut up,” they explained.



Fourteen Days: If you liked Iraq, you’ll love Iran; Chalabi’s one-percent landslide; the House builds a fence

Deep Background: The NSA casts a wide net; emirs fear the Shi’ites more than Saddam



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