
June 5, 2006 VOL. LVIII, NO. 10
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COVER STORY
Scare of the Century
Time remarks: “Curbing global warming may be an order of magnitude harder than, say, eradicating smallpox or putting a man on the moon. But is it moral not to try?” The answer is, yes, it may indeed be moral not to try. What is not moral is to distort the truth for political ends — which is precisely what has been done with the ice-caps story. Here’s what you haven’t read
By Jason Lee Steorts
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ARTICLES


Good Economy, Bad Polls — by Ramesh PonnuruBush and the Republicans can’t seem to catch a break.
What’s the Holdup? — by Kate O’BeirneMore stalling, smearing, and fumbling on judicial nominees.
‘Mr. Counterterrorism Guru’ — by Byron YorkHe says he’s not, but others say he is.
Inventing Abuse — by Stephen SpruiellIf the administration isn’t violating civil liberties in its pursuit of terrorists, some people will say it is anyway.
Your ‘Robber Baron,’ My American Hero — by Jonah GoldbergOr at least that’s true in many cases.
Space Is for Science — by John DerbyshireAnd not for shuttles, stations, and Bushian ‘vision.’
Target: Hezbollah — by David Pryce-JonesIt may well make sense for Israel, and for an endangered world.
Scare of the Century — by Jason Lee SteortsThe alarms and assertions about global warming have gone reprehensibly too far.
The New Immigration Politics — by Victor Davis HansonWherein, for example, the rich and the poor join hands.
Approval Hell — by Florence KingAmericans are an accepting people, to a fault.
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