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July 2, 2007 Issue

Better Dead Than Rude
By John Derbyshire
Political correctness set out to reform our manners, but now seeks to smother our thoughts. It won’t succeed.

Hidden Wounds
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Traumatic Brain Injury is the IED’s vicious souvenir—and victims aren’t getting the care they deserve.

Press 0 for Arabic
By Robert Bryce
Can we win the Iraqis hearts and minds without learning their language?

We Are the War Party
By W. James Antle III
The GOP punishes congressional Iraq skeptics with primary challenges.

True Believer
By Timothy P. Carney
Amnesty offers no political gain, but Bush takes it on faith.

Is That All There Is?
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
A frontloaded schedule means fewer voters will see candidates’ primary colors up close.

Edith Piaf: The Struggles of the Sparrow
By Steve Sailer
“La Vie en Rose” depicts the tumultuous life of Edith Piaf.

An American For All Seasons
By Daniel McCarthy
George Kennan: A Study of Character by John Lukacs

The Case for Not Sharing
By Richard Silverstein.
The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City by Dore Gold

Will This God Also Fail?
By Paul Gottfried
Americanism: The Fourth Great Western Religion by David Gelernter

The Martyr of Mosul
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Christian martyrs in the new Iraq

Pro-Life Warmongers
By Daniel Larison
Conservative culture of death

Snakes, Snails, and Puppy-Dog Tails
By Fred Reed
Turning boyhood into a syndrome

Fourteen Days: Turkey Channels the Bush Doctrine; Don’t Stop with Scooter; Bin Laden to Bush: Meet Me in Tehran

Deep Background: Cheney’s Three-Front Iran War Campaign

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