June 16, 2014

This issue examined the collapse of the Obama administration's narrative surrounding the prisoner exchange that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Stephen F. Hayes, Thomas Joscelyn, and William Kristol's cover story "The Unraveling" detailed how the story about the Taliban and the controversial deal fell apart under scrutiny. The issue also featured Steven F. Hayward's critique of the global warming movement as "Climate Cultists," questioning whether the environmental crusade had reached a breaking point, alongside articles on European populism, presidential overreach, and Palestinian political developments.