The January 2009 issue of PS: Political Science & Politics is free online, on forecasts and the 2008 campaign and reforming the presidential nomination. Alan Wolfe on why hypocrisy is the least of Mark Sanford's sins. Caught on Tape: Christopher Hitchens on what the Nixon tapes tell us about the Republican Party (and more). Historians' advice for Dick Cheney: What allows a political memoir to stand the test of time? Meet the new history boys and girls: Theory is a thing of the past for these hip young historians — they're too cool for school. After the Barbarians: Michael Dirda on how classical scholars have redefined and rediscovered the fascinations of "Late Antiquity." Is Studio 54 the right spot for the ultimate existential protest against the empty avarice of the post-war era? A review of LeMay by Barrett Tillman. A review of Does God Hate Women? by Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom. A review of Hacking the Earth: Understanding the Consequences of Geoengineering by Jamais Cascio. Ode to the Cup Holder: It changed our relationship with car interiors and forced manufacturers to innovate. Now, read it again: Like old friends and favorite haunts, some books reward revisiting. John Judis on why we need a second stimulus: Don't be fooled by dropping unemployment rates.
