Vol. 14, No. 9
November 17, 2008
Cover Story
WIPEOUT
on the late, unlamented campaign and the years ahead
By Fred Barnes, Jeffrey Bell, Peter Berkowitz, Matthew Continetti, Andrew Ferguson, Stephen F. Hayes, William Kristol, Matt Labash, P.J. O'Rourke, Irwin Stelzer
Also in This Issue
- The Appalling V. S. Naipaul — Joseph Bottum
This post-election issue featured multiple prominent conservative voices reflecting on the Republican defeat in the 2008 presidential campaign. The cover assembled analysis from William Kristol, Fred Barnes, and other leading editors and contributors examining what went wrong and what lay ahead for the conservative movement. The issue also included Joseph Bottum's essay on controversial author V. S. Naipaul.