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April 2, 2007   VOL. LIX, NO. 5

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A Question of Competence
That “competence” would become a buzzword, not of Bush supporters but of his critics, is an unexpected turnabout from when the president entered office six years ago. Then, it was common to note the experience and gravitas of the Bush team. Now, the incompetence charge has gained such traction that even many Republicans buy it. By Richard Lowry

ARTICLES


Just One Termby Ramesh Ponnuru
What John McCain should pledge as he runs for president.

Kill This Wordby Jonah Goldberg
Poor, abused, unrecognizable, meaningless ‘neocon’

Fiasco at Justiceby Kate O’Beirne
The case of the fired U.S. attorneys.

Bet on Black?by John O’Sullivan
The trial of a mogul.

Adieu, Chiracby David Pryce-Jones
The end of a lousy French president.

Scootergateby Byron York
How the White House messed things up.

A Question of Competenceby Richard Lowry
George W. Bush has failed in some basics.

Freedom House, Rockedby John J. Miller
Strange doings at a cherished institution.

Who’s Got a Secret?by Jason Lee Steorts
The whole world has The Secret, sadly.

     BOOKS, ARTS & MANNERS


China Dreamin’Jay Nordlinger . . . The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, by James Mann

Virtue’s AristocratM. D. Aeschliman . . . Alexis de Tocqueville: A Life, by Hugh Brogan

The Stories We TellElizabeth Powers . . . The Curtain: An Essay in Seven Parts, by Milan Kundera

Breakdown LaneKelly Jane Torrance . . . We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction, by Joan Didion

Film: Office Politics — Ross Douthat reviews Zodiac.

Country Life: Spring Rhythm — Richard Brookhiser tunes in.

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COVER: Roman Genn

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