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Nick Gillespie

Contributors

Letters

Rant: The Decline of the English Speaking Peoples

America's national language is under siege.

Nick Gillespie

Treason of the Clerk

Accused of sedition, a V.A. nurse beats the rap.

David Weigel

The Cult of 'Manliness'

A curmudgeon's defense of "manly men" devolves quickly into self-parody.

Cathy Young

Are Failed States a Threat to America?

The Bush administration's nation-building efforts are a big mistake.

Christopher Preble & Justin Logan

Literary Paper Lions

Book packagers, drunken exaggerations, hoaxes: Why do we still expect authenticity from bestsellers?

Tim Cavanaugh