The following is a summary of the December 2006, issue of the St. Croix Review:

In "Immigration-Editorial" Angus MacDonald reminds us that patriotism is an outgrowth of history, a common language, and religious and intellectual heritage that enables us to know each other. We have an immigration problem because Mexico has a corrupt goverment that profits from sending its poor north. Our culture is at risk and we need to take steps to defend it.

In "A Letter to the Editor" W. Edward Chynoweth responds to Winkfield F. Twyman's "The Introspection of a Nation," appearing in our August issue, and Winkfield Twyman responds.

Allan Brownfeld, in "Self-Proclaimed Black Leaders Are Refusing to Confront the Community's 'Culture of Failure,' Charges Author Juan Williams," writes that current black leaders are throwing away 100 years of struggle, are leaving blacks without needed guidance, and are enriching themselves.

Herbert London, in "The Futility of the Third Way in the War Against Islamic Terror," writes that because the Islamists want unconditional submission from the West, there is nothing to negotiate; in "Why the U.S. Is Silent" he responds to Noah Feldman's article that urges negotiations with terrorists by quoting the terrorists' statements; in "Intimidation and Preemptive Surrender in the West" he looks at the media focus on Guantanamo and the NSA's terrorist surveillance program, and the Berlin opera house's decision not to stage an opera for fear of Muslim reaction, and questions whether the West has the needed will to defeat our enemy; in "Former President Carter and His Middle East Views" he criticizes Carter's comments to a German magazine; in "Flags of Our Fathers" he discovers the cynical, Hollywood slant in Clint Eastwood's latest film; in "More Financial Legerdemain at the UN" he reveals the huge amount of money the UN leadership wants to renovate their building, and how much more cheaply Donald Trump is willing to do the work.

Colonel Melvin Kriesel writes in "Moving the Masses: The Rise of Militant Islam" that politically correct inhibitions keep us from understanding and facing the threat. The modern jihad is a renewed effort to achieve Islam's historic mission of submitting the world to the will of Allah-a threat that began with Islamic conquests in the 7th century.

Bernard Lewis, in "Freedom and Justice in Islam," gives us a history lesson on how modern Islam has developed. He believes that free government in the Islamic world is possible, though their forms of government may not look like ours.

In "Historical Dates of Note" John D'Aloia Jr. compares turning points in the past (going back 13 centuries) to our present confrontation with militant Islam.

Joseph S. Fulda, in "My Experiences with Muslims in the United States," provides hope for redeeming qualities in human nature.

Jigs Gardner writes about Jonathan Swift's masterpiece, Gulliver's Travels, and his protagonist, Lemuel Gulliver, in "Writers for Conservatives: 6." As Gulliver travels to different fantastic lands, he meets beings he supposes to be inferior and superior to himself; his reactions to changing circumstances reveal much about his character.

In "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste!" Thomas Martin describes educators concerned that children are "at risk" before they enter kindergarten. He believes that educators would do better to heed Aristotle, and tend to the goods of the soul: intellectual and moral virtues.

In "Feminist Admissions" James R. Harrigan and Gianna Englert debunk the assertion that women are disadvantaged in higher education; they write that feminists are not merely aiming at equality, but are indeed striving for dominance on campus and off.

William Barr goes back to the 1948 presidential election to document emerging Republican success and Democrat frustration in "Majority Favorite Presidents."

Harry Neuwirth comes up with a plan in "Immigration Fix" for our problem with the southern border. The fault is widely shared; the solution is simple, but will not be entirely satisfactory.

Martin Harris looks at how educators and a majority of voters in Vermont are getting away with (so far) an unfair system of property tax that penalizes a minority of taxpayers, in "No Taxation Without Realization."