March 10, 2008

This issue featured a major cover story by Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan profiling Gen. Raymond Odierno as a key military strategist in counterinsurgency operations. The issue was notably dominated by tributes to William F. Buckley Jr., the legendary conservative founder and longtime editor of National Review, who passed away at age 82. Leading conservative intellectuals including Joseph Bottum, Terry Eastland, Andrew Ferguson, Christopher Hitchens, and William Kristol contributed reflections on Buckley's profound influence on American conservatism.