IN THE August 24, 2009, ISSUE
Ethiopia Comes to You
The intersection of the environment and demography continues apace
Magazine
Also In This Issue
Articles
Adam Smith for Sick People
Conservatives should address the plight of those with preexisting conditions
Three Strikes
The Democrats’ health-reform problem begin with the questions Democrats ask
Catching Up to Mexico
Illegal immigration is depleting California’s human capital and ravaging its economy
Obamaniacs On the Couch
If the Self-object fails to socialize the Self’s health-care . . .
Features
The Gambler
Barney Frank doesn’t know when to hold ’em, or even the name of the game being played
Sarah Studies
Gubernatorial Candidate Palin can teach the GOP a lot about how to win elections
Books, Arts & Manners
President at The Creation
A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel, by Allis and Ronald Radosh (Harper Collins, 428 pp., $27.99)
American Ajax
LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay, by Warren Kozak (Regnery, 354 pp., $27.95)
Sections
Ethiopia Comes to You
The intersection of the environment and demography continues apace
The Week
First the president called him stupid, then he had to have a beer with Joe Biden. Hasn’t Officer Crowley been punished enough?
Unmanning the Ship of State
And of course, there’s the new criminal raison d’être: “I want to spend more time with my family.”
From the Henry Louis Gates diaries…
“Racists as far as the eye can see.” He nodded sagely. “And God, they’re all so tacky,” I added.
