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February 13, 2012, Vol. 17 No. 21

Editorial

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It’s Not  (Only) the Economy . . . and We’re Not Stupid

BY WILLIAM KRISTOL

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The Obama Doctrine

BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS

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Slow and Infuriating

BY MARK HEMINGWAY

Articles

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Obamacare vs. the Catholics

The administration’s breach of faith.

BY JONATHAN V. LAST

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A Bridge, but Leading Where?

Ponzi at the European Central Bank.

BY ANDREW STUTTAFORD

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Romney in Context

The candidate’s rhetoric needs a safety net.

BY STEPHEN F. HAYES

Features

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Über Alles After All

Europe’s German future.

BY CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL

Photo of Geert Wilders during his hate-speech trial

So Sorry

The old story: European politician gets in trouble, helps the Jews.

BY SAM SCHULMAN

Books & Arts

Prince Philip with Queen Elizabeth in 2007

Philip the Good

The royal consort as hero.

BY TRACY LEE SIMMONS

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Turning Point

Is Lucretius the gateway to the modern world?

BY HARVEY MANSFIELD

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Only the Lonely

The peculiar isolation of American life.

BY EMILY WILKINSON

Drawing of the great white whale

Call Me, Ishmael

An antiquated tale that’s never out of fashion.

BY EDWARD ACHORN

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White House Objects

Things that make a home in the president’s house.

BY BRUCE COLE

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Agency Life

The slightly scandalous memoir of a business pioneer.

BY MYRNA BLYTH

Casual

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Dancing with Wolves

Joseph Epstein, bitten buyer

BY JOSEPH EPSTEIN

Scrapbook

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First, I’d Like to Thank the Academy .  .  .

Parody

WhiteHouse.gov becomes Monster.com

WhiteHouse.gov becomes Monster.com

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