August 12, 2013

This issue featured Andrew Ferguson's cover story on the battle of the sexes, examining how the cultural phenomenon once treated as a laughing matter had taken on new seriousness. Jonathan V. Last analyzed an unusual House primary race in "Miss America vs. Mr. Incumbent," while other notable pieces included Fred Barnes on Obama and Reid's failure to achieve tax reform, Jay Cost on the fading of Obama's political magic, and Edward Alexander on how fringe liberal ideas become mainstream orthodoxy. The issue also covered immigration policy debates and the Federal Reserve leadership selection process.