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December 2009 Issue - 48 ArticlesFeatures
- The Great Consolidator
Jeremy Lott
, pp. 14-19 - Guitar Man
W. James Antle III
, pp. 20-25 - All the President's Regulators
Philip Klein
, pp. 26-33 -
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Books for Christmas (21 Items) , p. 34 - --- by Brian C. Anderson, p. 34
- --- by Jed Babbin, p. 35
- --- by Bob Barr, p. 36
- --- by Matthew Continetti, p. 37
- --- by Andrew Ferguson, p. 38
- --- by Suzanne Fields, p. 39
- --- by Quin Hillyer, p. 39
- --- by Mark Hyman, pp. 40-41
- --- by David Keene, p. 42
- --- by Herbert London, p. 43
- --- by Clifford D. May, p. 43
- --- by Thaddeus McCotter, p. 44
- --- by George Melloan, p. 45
- --- by Deroy Murdock, p. 46
- --- by Grover Norquist, p. 47
- --- by James Piereson, p. 48
- --- by Wesley Pruden, p. 49
- --- by James Rosen, p. 50
- --- by Paul Ryan, p. 50
- --- by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 51
- --- by George Will, p. 51
Essays and Columns
- Note from the Publisher
Alfred S. Regnery
, pp. 6-7 - Freedom Watch
Donald Devine
, pp. 8-9 - The Continuing Crisis
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, pp. 10-11 - On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
- The Pursuit of Knowledge
Roger Scruton
, pp. 52-54 - Economics
Brian Wesbury
, pp. 55-57 - Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 58-61 - Letter from London
Douglas Murray and Robin Simcox
, pp. 62-65 - The Public Policy
Joseph Lawler
, pp. 66-68 - The Campaign Spectator
Robert Stacy McCain
, pp. 69-71 - Presswatch
James Taranto
, pp. 72-73 - Politics
John H. Fund
, pp. 74-75 - High Spirits
Jonathan Aitken
, pp. 76-77 - Ben Stein's Diary
Benjamin J. Stein
, pp. 78-81 - Conservative Tastes
James Bowman
, pp. 82-83 - Public Nuisances
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, pp. 98-99 - Current Wisdom, pp. 100-101
Assorted Jackasses
- Last Call
Quin Hillyer
, pp. 102-104 Books in Review
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The Decline of the Best (Review) Joseph A. Harriss
, pp. 84-85 Au Revoir to All That, by Michael Steinberger
- Au Revoir to All That by Michael Steinberger
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Their Finest Hour (Review) Jason Emerson
, pp. 86-88 Rendezvous with Destiny, by Craig Shirley
- Rendezvous with Destiny by Craig Shirley
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An Editor as Framer (Review) Jeremy Rabkin
, p. 89 The Citizen's Constitution, by Seth Lipsky
- The Citizen's Constitution by Seth Lipsky
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Do Do That Voodoo That They Did So Well (Review) Nick Schulz
, pp. 90-91 Econoclasts, by Brian Domitrovic
- Econoclasts by Brian Domitrovic
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Seeking the Welfare of the City of Our Exile (Review) G. Tracy Mehan, III
, pp. 92-94 American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile, by Richard John Neuhaus
- American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile by Richard John Neuhaus
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Nobody's Pluperfect (Review) Daniel Oliver
, pp. 95-97 Speech-Less, by Matthew Latimer
- Speech-Less by Matthew Latimer