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April 13, 2009 Issue - 25 Articles- Scrapbook, pp. 2-3
Book-banning at the Supreme Court
- Casual
Joseph Epstein, Sneezy
, p. 4 - Editorial, p. 5
A Budget Deficit
Articles
- A Nation of Moochers
P.J. O'Rourke
, p. 6 - The Master of Misdirection
Fred Barnes
, pp. 7-9 - The New Spanish Inquisition
Jeremy Rabkin and Mario Loyola
, pp. 10-12 - In Praise of a GOP Moderate
Kenneth Tomlinson
, pp. 13-14 - American Interests in Pakistan
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
, pp. 15-16 Features
- Honor Killing, American-Style
Sam Schulman
, pp. 17-20 What science and Roe v. Wade made possible is mandatory among our elites
- A Question for the Economists
Harvey Mansfield
, pp. 21-23 Is the overly predicted life worth living?
Books & Arts
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Regals and Eagles (Review) Geoffrey Wheatcroft
, pp. 24-25 The Eagle and the Crown, by Frank Prochaska
- The Eagle and the Crown by Frank Prochaska
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Handy's Version (Review) Ted Gioia
, pp. 26-27 W.C. Handy, by David Robertson
- W.C. Handy by David Robertson
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Founder's Killing (Review) Nelson D. Lankford
, pp. 28-29 I Am Murdered, by Bruce Chadwick
- I Am Murdered by Bruce Chadwick
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Diamond Judges (Review) John C. Chalberg
, pp. 30-31 As They See 'Em, by Bruce Weber
- As They See 'Em by Bruce Weber
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Southern Gothic (Review) Shawn Macomber
, pp. 32-33 Flannery, by Brad Gooch
- Flannery by Brad Gooch
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God Looked East (Review) Paul Marshall
, pp. 34-35 The Lost History of Christianity, by Philip Jenkins
- The Lost History of Christianity by Philip Jenkins
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Soap Opera (Review) David Aikman
, pp. 36-37 Foul Bodies, by Kathleen M. Brown
- Foul Bodies by Kathleen M. Brown
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Budapestilence (Review) Andrew Palmer
, p. 38 Tranquility, by Attila Bartis
- Tranquility by Attila Bartis
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Uprooted Man (Review) Thomas Swick
, pp. 39-40 My Two Polish Grandfathers, by Witold Rybczynski
- My Two Polish Grandfathers by Witold Rybczynski
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No Mystery Here (Review) Jon L. Breen
, pp. 41-42 The Price of Butcher's Meat, by Reginald Hill
- The Price of Butcher's Meat by Reginald Hill
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Works in Theory (Review) Irwin M. Stelzer
, p. 43 Animal Spirits, by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller
- Animal Spirits by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller
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'Truth and Metre' (Review) Edward Short
, pp. 44-46 Collected Critical Writings, by Geoffrey Hill and Kenneth Haynes
- Collected Critical Writings by Geoffrey Hill and Kenneth Haynes
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We Recommend (4 Reviews) Philip Terzian
, p. 47 Closing Time: A Memoir, by Joe Queenan
- Closing Time: A Memoir by Joe Queenan
- Vicksburg, 1863 by Winston Groom
- Driving Like Crazy by P.J. O'Rourke
- Reading Lips and Other Ways to Overcome a Disability by Diane Scharper and Philip Scharper, Jr.
- Parody, p. 48
A Special Warranty from General Motors
- Cover: Walt Whitman
Mark Summers