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E New Class Warfare French Economist Omas Piketty’S Intellectual Cover for Con Scation Consciousness Reconsidered Trey Gowdy: The Prosecutor The Ad Man Goes to War Stop Looking for Reagans JOHN DERBYSHIRE AMANDA C. ELLIOTT JAMES LILEKS NEAL B. FREEMAN JUNE 2014 A MONTHLY REVIEW EDITED BY R. EMMETT TYRRELL, JR. e New Class Warfare French economist omas Piketty’s intellectual cover for con scation. By James Piereson PLUS: The Gipper in Iceland Ken Adelman Lessons from Mozilla? Lachlan Markay & Matt Cover Colbert Wins Late Night Bill Zeiser Back to Basics Sportswriters William McMorris sarkes.qxd 11/13/06 9:53 AM Page 84 Long-range radar protection you can trust: “Pure range is the Valentine’s domain.” — Autoweek Now Valentine One comes to a touchscreen near you. Three screens: analyze every threat three ways. You can see the arrows at work on the screen of any compatible iPhone® or AndroidTM device. 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