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April 2009

Four years into his pontificate, Benedict XVI faces a crisis. Rome needs a revolution if his global mission is to succeed
Pope John Paul II was buried on 8 April 2005. In the nine days between his funeral and the sealing of the conclave to elect his successor, the critics and enemies of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger worked feverishly to prevent his being chosen pope.
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Must Adoption be Such an Ordeal?
HARRY PHIBBS
Good people are being prevented from adopting not only because of who they are but because of what they think
Why Adam Smith Still Matters
KAREN HORN
Keynes may be the flavour of the month but the Sage of Kirkcaldy’s insights are more valuable than ever
Faith, Hope and the Free Economy
PHILIP BOOTH
Catholicism is compatible with capitalism, not the overmighty state
HOWARD JACOBSON AND A.B. YEHOSHUA
The British and Israeli novelists Howard Jacobson and A.B. Yehoshua discuss the new wave of anti-Jewish rhetoric with Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson