April 21, 2008 Issue, NATIONAL REVIEW

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- Letters, pp. 2-3
- The Week, pp. 4-16
- Cursed?
  Noemie Emery
  , p. 17
  Not exactly---but neither are the Democrats blessed this primary season
- A Kind of Dynamite
  Byron York
  , pp. 18-21
  Obama, McCain, and the politics of race
- Stealth Reform
  Ramesh Ponnuru
  , pp. 22-23
  Conservatives should not support Sen. Bob Bennett's health-care plan
- Liberal Web
  John J. Miller
  , pp. 24-27
  In the Battle of Wikipedia, we must not surrender
- Live Free or Shrug
  Andrew Cline
  , pp. 28-29
  What the Democrats have done to New Hampshire
- After Normalization
  Jay Nordlinger
  , pp. 30-33
  The case of Qaddafi's Liby
- Mrs. Obama's America
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 34-37
  It's an interesting place---but nowhere we should want to be
- American Benediction
  Michael Novak
  , pp. 38-41
  On the Pope's U.S. Visit
- The Truth about Spanking
  Lawrence Diller
  , pp. 42-45
  Promoting a ban is counterproductive
- The Bent Pin
  Florence King
  , p. 46
  Words from My Grandmother
- Help!, p. 47
- The Long View
  Rob Long
  , pp. 48-49
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  Bush on the Couch (2 Reviews)
  David Frum
  , pp. 50-54
  The Bush Tragedy, by Jacob Weisberg
  1. The Bush Tragedy by Jacob Weisberg
  2. Reagan's Disciple by Lou Cannon and Carl M. Cannon
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  Serious Drinking? (Review)
  John O'Sullivan
  , p. 55
  How's Your Drink?, by Eric Felten
  1. How's Your Drink? by Eric Felten
- General Grant
  William W. Runyeon
  , pp. 56-57
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  The Modern Sense (Review)
  John Wilson
  , p. 58
  A Secular Age, by Charles Taylor
  1. A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
- Television: Tension City
  Peter Suderman
  , pp. 59-60
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  Film: Class War (Review)
  Ross Douthat
  , p. 61
  Stop-Loss (2008 Film), by Kimberly Peirce
  1. Stop-Loss (2008 Film) by Kimberly Peirce
- Country Life: Trust
  Richard Brookhiser
  , pp. 62-63
- Happy Warrior
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 64-66
  Apostasy in Moderation
- Cover
  Jim Cole