The following is a summary of the August, 2005, issue of the St. Croix Review:

In the editorial, “Politics Is War,” Angus MacDonald writes about political methods, the Constitution, judicial nominations, religion and politics, the history of religion, and European politics.

Herbert London looks at the thinking behind recent “gulag” comparisons in “Amnesty International Redux”; he shows how a departure from principles has led to disgrace in “The American Association of University Professors and Academic Freedom”; he warns the Western nations of the implacable attitudes of important leaders in “The Arab National Congress Speaks”; he reveals an ominous reality in “European Union’s Fiscal Irresponsibility”; he describes how the left twists the meaning of words in “Rewriting History as Progressive.”

Allan Brownfeld provides quotes and historical insight in “What the Founding Fathers Thought about the Role of Religion In American Life”; and in “What We Think We Know about Race—and What History Really Shows Us” he reviews Thomas Sowell’s recent book, Black Rednecks and White Liberals and Other Cultural and Ethnic Issues.

In “How Bloggers Toppled Dan Rather,” John Hinderaker and Scott Johnson tell how the readers of their web site, powerlineblog.com, exposed as frauds the memos on a 60 Minutes story. They personify an emerging challenge to the traditional media using a new medium, the Internet.

Martin Harris demonstrates the power of Internet research by puncturing three assertions made over many years by the education establishment to excuse falling test scores in “Expert Testimony.”

John D’Aloia Jr. writes about the meaning and consequences of Kelo v. New London in “The Supreme Court Rules Against Home Owners.”

In “What Makes Heroes” Daniel R. Castro believes that Heroes see differently from the rest of us.

The names and awards presented to the brave soldiers are included in “Follow Up to ‘The Battle of Salman Pak.’” “The Battle of Salman Pak” appeared in the June 2005 issue of the St. Croix Review.

Arnold Beichman writes of his gratitude in having Howard Dean as the Democratic spokesman in “Gift to the GOP”; in “Waste, Fraud and Personal Use” he cites eye-popping examples of federal spending at its worst.

William Barr deplores a lack of propriety and historical knowledge apparent in society in “Pangs of Distress.”

R. Andrew Newman goes against conventional wisdom in “Don’t Draft Cheney or Rice—Unless the GOP Wants to Lose.”

In “The Pew Poll?” Clifford Thies sees dubious methodology involved in the Pew poll compared to others.

In “A Lesson in Economics” Joseph Fulda uses the price of bus fares to discuss inflation and the law of supply and demand.

Michael S. Swisher reviews Masquerade: The Feminist Illusion, by W. Edward Chynoweth.