September 20, 2004

This issue addressed the aftermath of the Beslan school siege in Russia with analysis from Frederick W. Kagan and Stephen Schwartz on the terrorist attack and its implications. The magazine featured extensive coverage of the anti-Bush counteroffensive during the 2004 presidential campaign, with multiple prominent conservative voices including Matthew Continetti, Gerard Baker, Fred Barnes, Stephen F. Hayes, Robert Kagan, and William Kristol weighing in on the Democratic response to the Bush administration's policies and record.