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January 2006 (v17, no1)


Cover illustration by Darren Gygi Cover design by Aaron Morales Features Cant and Recant Robert Kuttner Milton Friedman's latest research on the Federal Reserve challenges key assumptions of a very prominent economist: Milton Friedman. Congressman Rogers' Neighborhood Sarah Posner It's What We Do Ivan Eland The administration says the terrorists hate us for who we are. But that isn't what the terrorists say -- or what the record shows. Security for Sale Sarah Posner The Department of Homeland Security has a section on its Web site labeled “Open for Business.” It certainly is. The Arsonist Mark Leon Goldberg In his ﬁrst six months at the UN, John Bolton has offended allies, blocked crucial negotiations, undermined the secretary of state -- and harmed U.S. interests. We expected bad; we didn't expect this bad. The Other Bryan Michael Kazin William Jennings Bryan, reactionary boob? That's one story. But there is much else to admire -- and emulate.	Columns Campaigns Are Destiny Neera Tanden Starting Over Paul Starr The potential harm to the nation from a failed presidency complicates the opposition's role. When Liberals Must Conserve Mark Schmitt We'd prefer the language of Great Society; we are saddled with the language of simply restoring sanity. Why WWI? Thomas Frank Culture & Books All the President's Friends Todd Gitlin Miller's gone, and Woodward is (voila!) forgiven. And the editors of our leading newspapers are clueless about the respect they've lost. Realism and Reality Anatol Lieven Michael Mandelbaum is the new incarnation of Louis XIV. Reality Play Richard B. Woodward Steven Soderbergh's Bubble violates every commercial code by focusing its lens on the crisis facing workers in rustbelt America. Reforming for Quality Ezra Klein One new book on the health-care morass clearly outshines another. Seven Meals from Murder Ann Crittenden Benjamin M. Friedman offers bracing lessons in economy and morality. Departments Up Front The American Prospect Staff Samuel Alito's definition of "oversight"; the best play of 2005; White House want ads; all-purpose headlines; plus The Question Dispatches Calendar Whirl Sam Rosenfeld The New Hampshire primary will never be the same. But will it matter? Miller's Tale Garance Franke-Ruta How one effective and largely unsung congressman beat the president. Mind the Gap Matthew Yglesias Democrats' policy disputes on Iraq are tiny. Political disputes are not. Property Wrongs Jennifer Bradley In Kelo's wake, a raft of anti-regulatory initiatives from the right Slightly Un-Orthodox Sarah Wildman Silent no longer: Religious gay men and lesbians start speaking out. Tax Breakup Barbara T. Dreyfuss Conservative think-tankers face an unexpected opponent: employers.

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