All 2008 Issues

April 21, 2008 Issue
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Superpower Play 
By Luke Coppen
China’s Olympic quest isn’t just for gold medals but for global prestige.



He Is Penn State 
By Scott McConnell
Barack Obama is the big man on campus.

The Case for Recession 
By Nelson Hultberg
When the economy is ailing, federal cures can be worse than the disease.

Surging to Defeat 
By Andrew J. Bacevich
The Petraeus strategy buys time but not victory.

The Ron Paul Evolution 
By Daniel McCarthy
The Ron Paul revolution looks to the future.

Trailing Hillary PDF
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
Millionaire Hil plays working-class hero.

Bitter Pill PDF
By Tom Cairney
Down and outsourced

The Democracy Business PDF
By Ivo Mosley
Freedom rhetoric, corporatist reality

McCain: More Enemies, Please PDF
By Daniel Larison
McCain plots Bush’s third term.



Fourteen Days PDF
Khe Sanh on the Tigris; Tibet Morality Play; NATO’s Silly Season

Feature: PDF
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
The Lady to Barack’s Left

Deep Background PDF
Kenneth Timmerman’s Big Lie