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Table of Contents: December

On the River
Jonathan Lindberg: An Open Letter: To Mike Carpenter
Michael Roy Hollihan: Behind Bars
Commissioner Mike Carpenter: Jail Privatization

On the Road
Nicholas Carraway: Senator John Kerry

Judith’s Picks
Judith Conroy

Lead Article
Drew Harris/Michael Roy Hollihan/Mick Wright: The 2006 Unofficial Official Memphis Year in Review

Feature Articles
Dr. Danny Sinquefield: A Family Christmas Tradition
Dr. Thomas Lindberg: My Christmas List
Charles Krauthammer: A Republic, if you can keep it

Ties that Bind
Reason With Madmen? Dealing with Iran
An Obligation to Illuminate the World

Toward the End
On the Shelf: Jonathan Lindberg: Thomas Paine

Back Page
On the Money: Chuck Bates: The Economic Consequences of Democratic Control