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December 1, 2008 VOL. LX, NO. 22

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COVER STORY
Not Dead Yet
The lesson for the GOP is encouraging. Though all voters will take time to forget their recent disappointing record, Republicans can reasonably hope to win back most of those they have lost this year as memories fade and fresher Democratic failures replace them. By John O’Sullivan

ARTICLES

Why McCain Lost — by Ramesh Ponnuru
The Republican nominee played his bad hand badl

In the Snake Pit — by Richard Lowry
The sad end of the McCain campaign

Sarah Resartus — by Ross Douthat
Tailoring Palin for the future

Back to Basics, Ahead to Particulars — by Yuval Levin
Reflect on your beliefs, then explain their relevance

Beyond Tax Cuts — by Reihan Salam
To win, the GOP must comprehensively address the cost of middle-class living

Brand: Old Party — by John Hood
But marketing is only part of the GOP’s problem

Congressman Kemp’s Playbook — by John J. Miller
Conservatives should modernize the supply-side message

The Four Horsemen of Barack Obama — by Kevin A. Hassett
Why markets are predicting apocalypse

You Paid What for That? — by Jim Manzi
We can win the cap-and-trade fight in 2009

Roots of Defeat — by Patrick Ruffini
Let us study, and emulate, the Left’s online tactics

Going Mainstream — by Stephen Spruiell
The Right faces new media realities

Not Dead Yet — by John O'Sullivan
There’s life in the old GOP -- if it will fight

BOOKS, ARTS & MANNERS

Brave New Volumes — Wesley J. Smith . . . Imagining the Future: Science and American Democracy, by Yuval Levin; In the Shadow of Progress: Being Human in the Age of Technology, by Eric Cohen

Backcountry Boy — Michael Knox Beran . . . American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham

Out of Darkness — John Wilson . . . No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers, by Michael Novak

Celebrating Horne — Jay Nordlinger . . . Jay Nordlinger catches up with a legendary mezzo-soprano.

The Straggler: No, We Can’t — John Derbyshire . . . John Derbyshire separates tragic truth from festive falsehood.

SECTIONS
The Week Help! The Long View	Poetry Happy Warrior
COVER: Harald Sund/Brand X Pictures/Jupiter

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