IN THE August 16, 2010, ISSUE The Scourge of Trenton By Daniel Foster New Jersey governor Chris Christie is winning a war for fiscal sanity
Elections Sheriff McCain By Robert Costa To the chagrin of his primary opponent, the Arizona senator has dramatically recast himself
National Security & Defense Black Budget In the Red By Julian Sanchez There is waste and fraud in national-security spending, too
Religion Solomonic Wisdom By Robert P. George & Matthew J. Franck Congress should defend religious freedom on campus as it defended military recruiting
Energy & Environment Do Progressives Dream of Electric Cars? By Henry Payne The American economy does not
Politics & Policy The Scourge of Trenton By Daniel Foster New Jersey governor Chris Christie is winning a war for fiscal sanity
Elections A Clash of Opposites By Jay Nordlinger Sen. Russ Feingold, the Wisconsin Democrat, finds himself in a hot race with an Oshkosh businessman
Culture Status Hiatus By Michael Knox Beran Conservatism should recognize the value of a refuge from social hierarchy
World Ban the Burqa By Claire Berlinski To do so is an offense to liberty; not to do so is a greater one
Books The Drive to Create By George Gilder The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves, by Matt Ridley
Books Through A Glass, Darkly By Andrew Stuttaford William Golding, The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies: A Life, by John Carey
Film & TV . . . As Dreams Are Made On By Ross Douthat Christopher Nolan is ill-served by his admirers
The Week The Week By NR Staff Congress has an 11 percent job-approval rating. Who knew there were so many trial lawyers?
Athwart Captain Post-America By James Lileks No, the producers must have said, actual Captain America. But don’t worry. It’s a dark, gritty reimagining