November 9, 2009 • Vol. 15, No. 8
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EDITORIAL
The Pelosi Plan
by William Kristol

SCRAPBOOK
Sycophancy in Our Time

ARTICLES
Hark! the Heralded Dylan Sings
by Andrew Ferguson

Obama's Fight to Win or Lose
by Fred Barnes

When Pro-Israel Is Not Very Pro-Israel
by Michael Goldfarb

The Flying Imams Win
by Scott W.  Johnson

McChrystal Lite
by Tom Donnelly and Tim Sullivan

FEATURES
Too Small To Fail
by Andrew Stuttaford

The Two-Front War
by Frederick W. Kagan

BOOKS & ARTS
The Good Doctor
by Edward Short

A Fine Mess
by Terry Teachout

Case by Case
by Terry Eastland

Cool Gone Cold
by Ann Marlowe

Atrocity Road
by Victorino Matus

Big Talker
by James Grant

Polk's Empire
by Edward Achorn

Annuals of Crime
by Jon L. Breen

Great Reformer
by Barton Swaim

CASUAL
The Age of Innocence
by Philip Terzian

PARODY
Amb. Holbrooke Dodges The Question

  New CIA Docs Show Effectiveness of Enhanced Interrogation
Today, 1:47 PM
 
  The Political Violence You Won't Hear About
Today, 1:30 PM
 
  Russia 'Simulates' Nuclear Attack on Poland
Today, 12:25 PM
 
  Further from Peace
Today, 11:41 AM
 
   



The Two-Front War
Pakistan is finally doing its part. Now we need to do ours.

From the November 9, 2009 issue


Pre-Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro's perennial problems with crime.





The Pelosi Plan
... and the Swine Flu Democrats.

From the November 9, 2009 issue


Obama's Fight to Win or Lose
Mitch McConnell takes a shrewd tack in the battle over Obamacare.

From the November 9, 2009 issue


McChrystal Lite
How to lose a war by splitting the difference.

From the November 9, 2009 issue


When Pro-Israel Is Not Very Pro-Israel
Meet the J Street gang.

From the November 9, 2009 issue




Medicare Rationing for Kidney Dialysis
A new proposal to put the government between you and your doctor.



Keeping Up with the Hoosiers
Ohio comes down with a case of casino envy.

From the November 2, 2009 issue


Boy Gone Wild
Beautiful scenery but no story equals cinematic Sominex.

From the November 2, 2009 issue




Obamaland
Squandering hope, channeling Nixon.



All Crisis, All the Time
The American addiction to overreaction.

From the November 2, 2009 issue




The Byzantine Doctrine
What the United States could learn from the military and foreign policy of the Byzantine Empire.



Saudi Arabia Under the Lash
King Abdullah, tear off those veils!



Unfortunately, Failure Is an Option
Barack Obama faces a choice in Afghanistan. The safe middle ground may be the most treacherous.

From the November 2, 2009 issue




The Malpractice Problem
We can't have health care reform without tort reform.



Silencing Voices for School Choice
Attorney General Eric Holder tries to kill a TV ad supporting D.C. school vouchers.



Absolutism in Disguise
Yes, Obamacare does mean federally funded abortion.

From the November 2, 2009 issue


Bill Clinton Abandons Charity Work
A parody.
From the November 2, 2009 issue


J Street Triangulates
The space between pro-Israel and anti-Israel.



Obama's Minions Are Ingrates
The Bush administration did leave a plan for Afghanistan.

From the November 2, 2009 issue




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