January 14, 2008 Issue

Declaring Forever War
By Michael C. Desch
Giuliani chose the most hawkish team of foreign-policy advisors possible. His election would ensure neoconservative hegemony for years to come.

GOP Loses Its Life
By Tom Piatak
Nominating a social liberal would splinter a coalition that has been dominant in American politics for a quarter of a century.

Authoritarian Temptation
By Glenn Greenwald
In an age of expansive executive power, the take-no-prisoners style that made Giuliani a respected mayor might be taken literally.

No More Slam Dunks
By Philip Giraldi
Re-assessing the Iranian “threat”

The Paleocon Dilemma
By W. James Antle III
Which path for paleos?

Steeple Chase
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
Pols and preachers in South Carolina

Paper Pushers
By Wilson Burman
Dollar running on empty