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July 2009 Issue - 22 Articles- From the Editor's Desk
Charles R. Kesler
, p. 3 The Politics of Repeal
- Correspondence, pp. 4-9
The New Liberal Challenge; What Unions Do; A Right to Health Care; The Moral Case for C...
Essays
- Failed State
William Voegeli
, pp. 10-16 How the California dream became a nightmare
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Can Democracy Survive Capitalism? (5 Reviews) Carl J. Schramm
, pp. 21-23 The challenge of creative destruction
- The Logic of Collective Action by Mancur Olson, Jr.
- Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman
- Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
- Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics by Yasheng Huang
- How Rich Countries Got Rich...and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor by Erik S. Reinert
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Lincoln in Peoria (2 Reviews) Harry V. Jaffa
, pp. 53-57 Lewis Lehrman rediscovers the Great Emancipator's seminal anti-slavery speech
- Lincoln at Peoria by Lewis E. Lehrman
- Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills
Reviews of Books
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Is Deregulation to Blame? (2 Reviews) James Keller
, pp. 17-20 A Failure of Capitalism, by Richard A. Posner
- A Failure of Capitalism by Richard A. Posner
- Getting Off Track by John B. Taylor
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The End of the End of History (5 Reviews) Colin Dueck
, pp. 24-26 America Between the Wars, by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier
- America Between the Wars by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier
- Clinton's Foreign Policy by John Dumbrell
- The Second World by Parag Khanna
- The Next 100 Years by George Friedman
- The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert Kagan
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Unrepentant (Review) Paul Hollander
, p. 30 Underground, by Mark Rudd
- Underground by Mark Rudd
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Worst Case Scenario (3 Reviews) Michael Anton
, pp. 31-33 Nuclear Terrorism, by Graham Allison
- Nuclear Terrorism by Graham Allison
- On Nuclear Terrorism by Michael Levi
- The Nuclear Express by Thomas C. Reed and Danny B. Stillman
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Glory Days (Review) Will Morrisey
, pp. 34-35 The Crisis of Islamic Civilization, by Ali A. Allawi
- The Crisis of Islamic Civilization by Ali A. Allawi
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Good Citizens (Review) Jean Bethke Elshtain
, p. 36 The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right, by Jon A. Shields
- The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right by Jon A. Shields
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Common Sense and Philosophy (Review) Robert Royal
, pp. 37-38 Phenomenology of the Human Person, by Robert Sokolowski
- Phenomenology of the Human Person by Robert Sokolowski
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Simple Gifts (2 Reviews) Cheryl Miller
, pp. 39-41 Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
- Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
- Home by Marilynne Robinson
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When the Law is an Ass (Review) Richard E. Morgan
, pp. 42-43 Life Without Lawyers, by Philip K. Howard
- Life Without Lawyers by Philip K. Howard
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The Old Race of Judges (Review) Bradley C.S. Watson
, pp. 44-45 A Time to Speak, by Robert H. Bork
- A Time to Speak by Robert H. Bork
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Madison's Avenues (2 Reviews) Michael P. Zuckert
, pp. 46-48 The Madisonian Constitution, by George Thomas
- The Madisonian Constitution by George Thomas
- James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government by Colleen A. Sheehan
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Still Great (Review) Ryan P. Williams
, p. 49 The Founding Fathers Reconsidered, by R.B. Bernstein
- The Founding Fathers Reconsidered by R.B. Bernstein
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Transcendental Hustlers (2 Reviews) Angelo M. Codevilla
, pp. 50-52 Freedom Just Around the Corner, by Walter A. McDougall
- Freedom Just Around the Corner by Walter A. McDougall
- Throes of Democracy by Walter A. McDougall
The Disputed Question
- Making War
Angelo M. Codevilla
, p. 27 - Making the Grade
Bret Stephens
, pp. 28-29 Parthian Shot
- Obama Blinks Twice
Mark Helprin
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History and Mythology (Review) John Lukacs
, p. 49 Dangerous Games, by Margaret MacMillan
- Dangerous Games by Margaret MacMillan