January 18, 2010

This issue focused on Democratic anxieties heading into 2010, with Fred Barnes and John McCormack examining the party's panic as the midterm elections loomed. The magazine devoted significant coverage to the Obama administration's counterterrorism policies, featuring Stephen F. Hayes, Thomas Joscelyn, and William Kristol analyzing the failures of the system that allowed the Christmas Day bomber to slip through, while also scrutinizing the controversial decision to transfer Gitmo detainees to Yemen. The issue also highlighted Scott Brown's long-shot Senate campaign in Massachusetts and debated the future of capitalism in the post-recession economy.