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April 23, 2007 Issue

The War Party
By W. James Antle III
Republicans’ traditional defense of life, families, and limited government takes a backseat to defending Bush.

Executive Privilege or
Power Grab?
Patrick J. Buchanan and Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. debate the president’s decision to defy Congress’ demand that his aides testify about the firings of the U.S. attorneys.

Don’t Give up Rove
By Patrick J. Buchanan

Sic Semper Tyrannis
By Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Algeria, the Model
By Scott McConnell
Fifty years ago, France waged its own war against “Islamofascism”—then walked away.

Tuning Out Free Speech
By Jesse Walker
The Fairness Doctrine takes aim at the First Amendment.

Reality Cinema
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
Soldiers as cinematographers

Working for the Clampdown
By James Bovard
Can Bush be trusted with the power to declare martial law? Can Hillary?

A Poodle Shall Lead Him
By Brendan O’Neill
The poodle ruined our Bush.

Land of the Free
By G. Tracy Mehan III
Conserving land —and liberty

The Howard Hughes He Never Knew
By Steve Sailer
Richard Gere in “The Hoax”

Portrait of the Artist
By Kelly Jane Torrance
A Photographer’s Life: 1990-2005 by Annie Leibovitz

Old Pacts & New Realities
By Doug Bandow
The End of Alliances by Rajan Menon

Making Much of Thomas Hardy’s Well-Beloved
By James Bowman
Thomas Hardy
by Claire Tomalin

La Belle France
By Taki
Vive la France!

Fourteen Days: McCain Shops for Progress in Iraq; The Best President Money Can Buy; Put the West Back in Easter

Deep Background: Pyongyang Armed with Spitballs; Waxman’s Witness Protection Program

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