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December 3, 2007   VOL. LIX, NO. 22

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Cut from the Same Cloth
Barack Obama comes from a long line of thoughtful, achingly idealistic reformers in Democratic presidential politics. They inspire people, impress everyone with their resplendent good intentions, eschew rough-and-tumble politics as usual — and lose. And yet, there’s a counterexample of this kind of reformer prevailing in which Obama can take some comfort — one James Earl Carter Jr. By Richard Lowry

ARTICLES


Rudy Wins the Pundit Primaryby Ramesh Ponnuru
Conservative journalists choose up.

Voting and the Single Womanby Kate O’Beirne
The raw demographic truth in American politics.

The Un-inevitability of Hillary Clintonby Jonah Goldberg
Before we become resigned to her . . .

Republican from Michiganby John J. Miller
Dave Camp is a quiet but effective congressman.

Understanding Pakistanby Jonathan Foreman
Some myths and realities about an explosive nation.

Conspiracies So Immense . . .by Andrew Stuttaford
The spooky condition of today’s Russia — and yesterday’s, too.

Cut from the Same Clothby Richard Lowry
Jimmy Carter in the ’76 campaign, Barack Obama in this one.

Riding with Romneyby Byron York
An interview with the candidate about his salient problems.

The Soul and Its Enemiesby Stephen M. Barr
Countering the materialists, Christian and not.

     BOOKS, ARTS & MANNERS


Writing ChecksDavid Frum . . . Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America’s Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail If They Don’t), by Michael J. Gerson

A Neglected MasterRoger Kimball . . . George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonné, by Michael Quick

Television: Boys Behaving Badly — Peter Suderman reviews Mad Men.

Nordlinger’s Mélange — Announcing the publication of Here, There & Everywhere.

Film: Lame Lambs — Ross Douthat reviews Lions for Lambs.

The Straggler: It’s a Living — John Derbyshire tracks the not-so-dirty jobs.

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Letters
The Week
The Long View
Help!
Poetry
Books in Brief
On the Right
Happy Warrior


COVER: Tannen Maury/EPA/Corbis

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