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April 10, 2006 Issue

Iran: The Logic of Deterrence
By Christopher Layne
Tehran’s quest for nuclear weapons is a rational response to a real threat, which makes diplomacy a more prudent option than regime change.

Minding Our Manners
By Theodore Dalrymple
Militant egalitarians make rudeness a virtue.

What Victory Lost
By Wayne Merry
After three years, it’s more clear than ever that we would have been better off not to have invaded Iraq.

Red-Ink Rebellion
By W. James Antle III
House conservatives mount a challenge to Republican spending practices.

How to Handle Hamas
By Leon Hadar
Hamas’s voters did not reject the peace process.

Madness of Crowds
By Glenn Greenwald
Loyalty to Bush is the criterion for conservatism.

Remember Kosovo?
By Doug Bandow
The Kosovo War was no nation-building success.

Lighting Up the Screen
By Steve Sailer
Aaron Eckhart in “Thank You for Smoking”

California Dreamin’
By Roger D. McGrath
Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 by Kevin Starr


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Let Me Shine Your Shoes, Sir
By Scott McConnell
Rebel-in-Chief: Inside the Bold and Controversial Presidency of George W. Bush
by Fred Barnes

Rhapsody on
a Theme of Rachmaninoff
By R.J. Stove
Rachmaninoff: Life, Works, Recordings
by Max Harrison


An October Surprise?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Bush has much to gain by attacking Iran.

Downhill in Iraq
By Taki
A friend's visit to Kudistan.
in Iraq



Fourteen Days: The Ghost of Robert Taft Haunts George W. Bush; AIPAC Applauds Cheney; Arlen Specter’s Guests

Deep Background: DHS Hires Friendster’s Finest; Openings in Islamabad

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