December 24, 2012

This issue addressed two major concerns facing the nation at year's end 2012. Christopher DeMuth examined the looming fiscal cliff and the deeper debt crisis resulting from continuous government borrowing. Thomas Joscelyn investigated the attacks of September 11, 2012, including Benghazi, providing context on the persistent threat posed by al Qaeda. The magazine also covered President Obama's negotiating posture on deficit reduction and state resistance to Medicaid expansion.