August 30, 2004 ISSUE

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Articles

Runaway Childhood   

Walled Off   
Charles Glass
Sharon’s fence turns West Bank villages into prisons.

Wal-Mart Cometh   
Bill Kauffman
A small community faces Sam Walton’s giant and loses.

Coalition of the Coerced 
Eric S. Margolis
World leaders discover that following George W. Bush is a good way to lose power.

Paint the Town Blue?   
W. James Antle, III
At least the Republicans will hold the Senate, won’t they?

Monumental Folly   
Peter Wood
Boston’s politically correct statuary is for the birds.

Hour of the Generals 
Andrew J. Bacevich
It’s time for the generals to tell Washington the truth.

Indecent Proposal   
Paul Cella
Bush & Kerry

News

Fourteen Days   

Deep Background   
Philip Giraldi
Scapegoating the CIA; Neconning the VOA

Arts & Letters

Film: Spike Lee Hits Bottom   

The Neo World Order   
Scott McConnell
America Alone by Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke

Heroine Chick   
Dana Vachon
Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes

McCarthy Was Right (Sometimes)   
Clark Stooksbury
Eugene McCarthy by Dominic Sandbrook

Columns

Into the Forest of the Night   
Fred Reed
The church where Deacon is a dog

A Place In the Sun 
Taki
The Riviera I remember