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September 1, 2008 VOL. LX, NO. 16

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ON THE COVER
Senator Stealth
The same radical, separatist, anti-American theology of liberation that was so boldly and bitterly proclaimed by Obama’s pastor is shared, if more quietly, by Obama’s colleagues at the Chicago-based Gamaliel Foundation, an influential national umbrella group for church-based “community organizers” that specializes in ideological stealth. By Stanley Kurtz

ARTICLES

Wicca Economics — by John Hood
The theory with a magic leader.

Dr. Obama’s Prescription — by James C. Capretta
It isn’t one we should want to take.

Life Opportunities — by Ramesh Ponnuru
Why McCain shouldn’t run away from the abortion issue.

Quota Quest — by John J. Miller
Of Obama’s vulnerability on racial preferences.

Meandering toward Disaster — by Andrew C. McCarthy
The perils of making a left-wing ideologue commander-in-chief.

Not Ready for Prime Time — by Rob Long
When you act too cool to be president . . .

Senator Stealth — by Stanley Kurtz
How to advance radical causes when no one’s looking.

Who Is Barack Obama? — by Michael Gledhill
His autobiography paints a disturbing picture.

Soldier for Stroger — by David Freddoso
The candidate of change helped keep Chicago politics dirty.

BOOKS, ARTS & MANNERS

Hero of a Dark Century — Daniel J. Mahoney tours the literary works of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Staying Power — Victor Davis Hanson . . . Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy, by Natan Sharansky with Shira Wolosky Weiss

Scenes of Intimacy — Michael Knox Beran . . . The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage, by Daniel Mark Epstein

Film: Tales of Waugh — Ross Douthat reviews Brideshead Revisited.

The Straggler: On the Shelf — John Derbyshire reveals his love affair with libraries.

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Letters The Week The Long View	Help! Poetry But Enough About You
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