May 9, 2005

This issue featured a prominent cover story by Steven G. Calabresi and William Kristol examining the judicial filibuster controversy, a key battle in the Bush administration's effort to confirm conservative judges. Stephen F. Hayes contributed a profile titled "The Visionary: Tales from the Wolfowitz Era," documenting Paul Wolfowitz's influential role in shaping Bush's foreign policy during his tenure as deputy secretary of defense. The issue captured a pivotal moment in Republican efforts to reshape the federal judiciary while the administration's neoconservative architects remained central figures in Washington politics.