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April 20, 2009 VOL. LXI, NO. 6

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COVER STORY
The New Afghan War
The conviction of coalition officers is that the Afghan war hasn’t failed, but hasn’t yet truly been tried, despite all the sacrifices to this point. Now, it will be, with U.S. forces doubling, the U.S. embassy staff doubling, the U.N. budget doubling, and the Afghan army doubling. By Richard Lowry

ARTICLES

How We Fight — by Ramesh Ponnuru
The right way to take on the Obama administration

Robbing Bismarck to Pay Boston — by Duncan Currie
Cap-and-trade is an interstate wealth-transfer program

Green Bubbles Bursting — by Alex Alexiev
The delusions of renewables and the realities of nuclear power

A Good Plan In Africa — by Travis Kavulla
Facing the realities of tribalism

Tip Jar Nation — by Rob Long
We can no longer afford to feel special

The New Afghan War — by Richard Lowry
With patience and the right strategy, we can win

The Least-Bad Option — by Stephen Spruiell & Kevin D. Williamson
Under current conditions, government seizure of shaky firms may be a necessary evil

Beyond Terrorism — by Andrew C. McCarthy
The Islamist threat is worse than you think

BOOKS, ARTS & MANNERS

By the Waters . . . — Ross Douthat reviews American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile and other works by the late Richard John Neuhaus.

Paleo Khan — Charlotte Allen reviews Conn Iggulden’s trilogy of historical novels about Genghis Khan.

On Our Side — Otto Penzler reviews Banquo’s Ghosts, by Rich Lowry and Keith Korman.

Shelf Life — Michael Potemra reviews Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies, by David Bentley Hart, and more.

City Desk: Open City — Richard Brookhiser does a little window watching.

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