September 29, 2008 VOL. LX, NO. 18
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COVER STORY
Palin Fire
Within 48 hours of being picked as John McCain’s running mate, it was clear that Sarah Palin would become an icon to conservatives, who fell instantly in love for the same identitarian reasons that drove the online Left around the bend. Now the opportunity to become a national icon is within Palin’s grasp — should she have the wit and luck to seize it.
By Ross Douthat
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ARTICLES
A Bad Dream — by Jonah GoldbergAnd one we’ve had before.
Hardly — by Allen C. GuelzoThe Democratic nominee is no latter-day Lincoln.
Organization Man — by Byron YorkTeam McCain forces Obama to defend his résumé.
Chronicles of Absurdity — by Jim GeraghtyAlan Colmes and Lindsay Lohan dissect Sarah Palin, parent.
McCain, Meet Macomb — by John J. MillerA bellwether Michigan county shows what he must do.
A Ticklish Position — by Jay NordlingerRepublicans run against the first black presidential nominee.
The Next Great Game — by Rob LongOil, gas, Russian gangsterism, the future of moderate Islam — much is at stake in Azerbaijan.
Palin Fire — by Ross DouthatAlaska’s governor inspires conservatives; but can she lead them?
Biden’s Baggage — by Andrew C. McCarthyThat foreign-policy heft will be hard to carry.
Losing by Losing — by Ramesh PonnuruIf the Democrat wins, there will be few silver linings.
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BOOKS, ARTS & MANNERS
But Shall It Prevail? — John O’Sullivan . . . The New Case Against Immigration: Both Legal and Illegal, by Mark Krikorian
Old School — Robert VerBruggen . . . Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality, by Charles Murray
In the Nightmare — Ronald Radosh . . . The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin’s Russia, by Tim Tzouliadis
The Sandstorm — David Pryce-Jones . . . A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East, by Kenneth M. Pollack
The Straggler: Over the Boardwalk — John Derbyshire tries his luck at Triple Cherry.
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