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August 25, 2008 Issue
- 19 Articles
Scrapbook
, pp. 2-3
Peter W. Rodman, 1943-2008
Casual
Jonathan V. Last, surf dog
, p. 4
Correspondence
, pp. 5-6
Colorado, whiners, and more
Editorials
What Is To Be Done?
Frederick W. Kagan
, p. 7
Blaming the Victim
Matthew Continetti
, pp. 8-9
Articles
To Drill, or Not to Drill
Stephen F. Hayes
, pp. 10-11
European Disunion
Kenneth R. Weinstein
, p. 12
China Looks Across the Strait
Dan Blumenthal and Christopher Griffin
, p. 13
Iraq's Oil Progress
Michael Makovsky
, pp. 14-17
Features
History's Back
Robert Kagan
, pp. 18-23
Ambitious autocracies, hesitant democracies
Destination Malabo
Mark Hemingway
, pp. 24-30
A group of mercenaries' failed attempt to take over the worst place on earth
Books & Arts
Man of Courage
Harvey Mansfield
, pp. 31-32
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 1918-2008
[+]
One Hit Wonder
(2 Reviews)
Barton Swaim
, pp. 33-35
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes, by Andrew Lycett
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Lycett
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, and Charles Foley, ...
[+]
Machine Politics
(2 Reviews)
Fred Barnes
, pp. 36-37
Millennial Makeover, by Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais
Millennial Makeover
by Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais
Unconventional Wisdom
by Karen M. Kaufmann, John R. Petrocik, and Daron R. Shaw, ...
[+]
National Treasures
(Review)
Mary Katherine Ascik
, pp. 38-39
Who Owns Antiquity?, by James Cuno
Who Owns Antiquity?
by James Cuno
[+]
Who Are You?
(Review)
Jeremy Rabkin
, pp. 40-41
Defending Identity, by Natan Sharansky and Shira Wolosky Weiss
Defending Identity
by Natan Sharansky and Shira Wolosky Weiss
[+]
Track Record
(Review)
Franklin Freeman
, p. 42
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami
[+]
Film: Petit's Gift
(Review)
John Podhoretz
, p. 43
Man on Wire (2008 Film), by James Marsh
Man on Wire (2008 Film)
by James Marsh
Parody
, p. 44
John Edwards' house: The Complete Makeover
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