The American Spectator

September 2011

Features

• China: American Financial Colony or Mercantilist Predator?

  The perverse effects of the world dollar standard.

  Lewis E. Lehrman

• Obama’s Strategy of Silence

  The president is trying to hide from his “signature achievement.”

  Grace-Marie Turner

• I’d Like To Give The World a Koch

  Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch joined the Tea Party movement. They didn’t create it.

  Quin Hillyer

• They’re All in This Together

  Meet Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ayers, and their friend, the president. Our September cover story.

  Alfred S. Regnery

Note From the Publisher

• Red States Rising

  Alfred S. Regnery

Freedom Watch

• The Biggest Threat To Our National Security

  Rand Paul

The Continuing Crisis

• J. Gordon Coogler Award Rescinded, Shawcross Forgiven

  R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

The War on Terror Spectator

• Operation Underworld

  The Mob versus the Nazis was an offer an Obama predecessor couldn’t refuse.

  Eric Dezenhall

The Pursuit of Knowledge

• The Importance of Culture

  It is culture that creates economics, and not the other way around.

  Roger Scruton

With the Tea Partiers

• Of Plans and People

  Ideas do have consequences — but only if they’re implemented.

  Ned Ryun

Capitol Ideas

• The Vanity of Modern Liberalism

  Tom Bethell

The Public Policy

• The Good Life, Greek Style

  You maybe thought Greece was reformable?

  Douglas Murray

Presswatch

• Keep Rockin’

  James Taranto

Letter From Paris

• The Slow Melting of Eurofudge

  Twin crises and rising populism threaten the European Union.

  Joseph A. Harriss

The Nation's Pulse

• Wards of the State

  Michigan is seizing control of failed local governments.

  RiShawn Biddle

Politics

• Debbie the Devilish Democrat

  John H. Fund

High Spirits

• Sensitive to the Holy Spirit

  Two life-changing experiences — in the public square.

  Jonathan Aitken

Ben Stein's Diary

• Late July

  Sandpoint, Idaho, was never more glorious than this past summer.

  Ben Stein

Conservative Tastes

• Heaven Help Us

  A two and a half hour film is not the best medium for metaphysical exploration. Fortunately, not all directors are Terrence Malick.

  James Bowman

Buy the Book

• From Left To Right

  What happens to a great playwright when he’s no longer a braindead liberal?

  John R. Coyne, Jr.

• Risk Responsibly

  The risky behavior of bankers was not the proximate cause of our financial crisis.

  James Srodes

• Taking a Good Look at World War II

  There’s no better one-volume history of the war than Andrew Roberts’ latest masterpiece.

  Aram Bakshian, Jr.

• Freedom Is on the March

  Agreeing and disagreeing with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch.

  W. James Antle, III

• America’s Fannie Pack

  Just how guilty are Fannie and Freddie for the financial crisis? Read Reckless Endangerment and decide.

  Joseph Lawler

Current Wisdom

• Current Wisdom

  Assorted Jackasses

Public Nuisances

• London Honors Reagan

  R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

• Adolf and Anders

  R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

Last Call

• The Labrador Doctrine

  Meet Bogey, who though much like Gus isn’t Gus the Second.

  Jed Babbin