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Federal Roadblocks
A saner regulatory regime would help us update our transportation infrastructure.


A Spiritual Force
Fr. Richard John Neuhaus and the reinvigoration of religious conservatism.
Features
Books, Arts & Manners

A Tour of Unreality
A review of The Persian Night: Iran under the Khomeinist Revolution, by Amir Taheri.


Mother of Her Country
A review of Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, by Alison Weir.



Chance of a Ghost
I won’t be going for a “reading” anytime soon, but it’s oddly comforting to know one still can.
Sections



Memorandum
RE: The Olbermann accident & a medical & mental-health benefits clarification.


Smooth Cloying Goo
Mr. Salutin is insouciant about a planet in which “Western civilization” is an archaism.