April 13, 2009

This double issue of April 13/April 20, 2009 featured Harvey Mansfield's cover story examining fundamental economic questions facing the nation during the financial crisis. The issue also offered extensive spring reading recommendations from prominent contributors including Geoffrey Wheatcroft, David Aikman, Ted Gioia, Thomas Swick, and Irwin M. Stelzer, providing literary and intellectual guidance for the season. Book advertisements highlighted titles on foreign policy and economic innovation, reflecting the magazine's engagement with major policy debates of the era.