The Politics of Everyman — by John O'Sullivan
George W. Bush, American -- and his mélange of influences

‘The Freedom Speech’ in Retrospect — by Richard Lowry
It was not the grossly simplistic vision of the second inaugural that saved Iraq

Diplomatic Health — by Jay Nordlinger
On Bush, our alliances, and varied perceptions

A Properly Powerful Executive — by Matthew J. Franck
Bush has done a solid job of safeguarding presidential prerogatives

Supreme Success — by Edward Whelan
Thanks to Bush, we have a chance for a Roberts Court

Before You Say No . . . — by Aloïse Buckley Heath
A correspondence, nonfictional, between a young boy, a housewife, a headmaster, and the young boy’s brother

Vision, Honor, Action — by Mark Steyn
The right man was in the White House on September 11

Missed Opportunities — by Ramesh Ponnuru
On domestic policy, Bush’s record is mixed

Lincoln, Churchill, Bush? — by Thomas Donnelly
Of the president’s strengths and weaknesses as supreme commander

The Myth of Bush’s Torture Regime — by Andrew C. McCarthy
Dissecting the anatomy of a smear

Bill and Ron — Steven F. Hayward . . . The Reagan I Knew, by William F. Buckley Jr.

Never Give In — David Pryce-Jones . . . Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874–1945, by Carlo D’Este

His Uncle’s Son — Cristopher Rapp . . . Lessons from My Uncle James: Beyond Skin Color to the Content of Our Character, by Ward Connerly

Centenarian Of the Hour — Jay Nordlinger visits with the composer Elliott Carter.

Haunting Us Still — Ross Douthat reviews Frost/Nixon.

The Straggler: Cold Eye — John Derbyshire says we need a little Mencken.

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