December 31, 2003 Issue, NATIONAL REVIEW

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- Letters, pp. 2-3
- For the Record, pp. 4-5
- The Week, pp. 6-13
- Notes & Asides, pp. 14-17
- Death of a Fantasy
  David Pryce-Jones
  , p. 18
  Everything Saddam Hussein built up, in utter collapse
- The Treatment he Deserves
  John O'Sullivan
  , pp. 19-21
  This prisoner should not be left to Jacques, Kofi, et al
- The Bust
  Richard Lowry
  , pp. 22-23
  John Kerry was to have a stellar candidacy---oops
- Ready for '08?
  Ramesh Ponnuru
  , pp. 24-25
  It's never too early for conservatives to fret
- December's C-Word
  Jay Nordlinger
  , pp. 26-27
  Who would have thought that 'Christmas' would become verboten? (Don't answer that)
- George W. Bush in the Democratic Mind
  Byron York
  , pp. 28-30
  They've dreamed up some whoppers
- It Says Here...
  Aloise Buckley Heath
  , pp. 31-33
  Christmas with ten children and two parents
- Help!!!, pp. 34-35
- The Long View
  Rob Long
  , p. 36
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  How Economics Works (Review)
  Richard A. Epstein
  , p. 37
  Applied Economics, by Thomas Sowell
  1. Applied Economics by Thomas Sowell
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  Killjoy Was Here (Review)
  Andrew Stuttaford
  , p. 38
  The Spirits of America, by Eric Burns
  1. The Spirits of America by Eric Burns
- Ephesus
  Richard O'Connell
  , p. 39
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  Spirit World (2 Reviews)
  R. Andrew Newman
  , p. 39
  Off the Sand Road, by Russell Kirk
  1. Off the Sand Road by Russell Kirk
  2. What Shadows We Pursue by Russell Kirk
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  Rx for Parents (2 Reviews)
  Meghan Cox Gurdon
  , p. 40
  The National Review Treasury of Classic Children's Literature, by William F. Buckley Jr.
  1. The National Review Treasury of Classic Children's Literature by William F. Buckley Jr.
  2. The National Review Treasury of Classic Bedtime Stories by Thornton W. Burgess
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  If Looks Could Kill (Review)
  Terry Teachout
  , p. 41
  Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003 Film), by Peter Weir
  1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003 Film) by Peter Weir
- Music: The Comeback Kid
  Jay Nordlinger
  , p. 42
  Leon Fleisher's journey
- In Brief
  Sarah M. Bramwell
  , p. 43
- The Straggler: A Winter Idyl
  John Derbyshire
  , pp. 44-45
  Aglow in the snow
- On the Right
  Wm. F. Buckley Jr.
  , pp. 46-47
- Happy Warrior
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 48-50
- Cover
  Darren Gygi