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America in Transition

Stephanie Gutmann | from the May 2012 issue

You get to be the sex you think you are (and everybody else has to acknowledge it).

Sports Arena

Football Does a Body Good

Daniel J. Flynn

Nannyism doesn't.

At Large

Elections on the Nile

George H. Wittman

No matter who wins the presidency, the Egyptian military will remain in charge.

A Further Perspective

Jerry Swings for the Fences

Peter Hannaford

He thinks he has California taxpayers right where he wants them.

The Terror Spectator

Persecution in Nigeria

Doug Bandow

Boko Haram's murderous crusade against Christians.

The Nation's Pulse

Latter Day Saintly Thoughts

Jay D. Homnick

Another reason why this is Mitt Romney's year.

Flashback

Media Smears: One Man’s Experiences: May 1982

Thomas Sowell

(Editor's Note: Regular readers might have noticed that these pages now host Thomas Sowell's syndicated column. To celebrate, we've republished his essay from our May 1982 issue, in which Sowell eviscerates -- point by point -- media smears against him, and shows us how hospitably reporters treated a black, conservative economist.)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Special Report

A Military Mother's Day

Anne Jolis

Displaying the rules that apply: No complaining, move forward together.

Political Hay

Shadows on the Summit

Robert Stacy McCain

A weakened Obama will face European woes at the G-8.

The Tax and Spend Spectator

Our Very Own Greece

Ross Kaminsky

The major difference is that California has an even bigger budget deficit than its Balkan cousin.

Streetcar Line

Veep: The Long List

Quin Hillyer

Fifteen names, to start with, including a Washington state congresswoman.

The Obama Watch

Barack Zelig-Gump

Jeffrey Lord

A presidential chameleon re-writes White House history: Obama and LBJ's credibility gap.

The Current Crisis

CNN Plays Dirty Too

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

Joining in the fun of "the dirtiest presidential campaign in history."

The Nation's Pulse

When Men Won't Work

Christopher Orlet

Who will teach our urban youth the value of hard work?

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Another Perspective

The Battle of the Sexes (All Four of Them)

William Tucker

The heart of the sickness in the Obama Administration.

The Recession Spectator

Obama's Debacle

Peter Ferrara

Welcome to the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression.

Political Hay

Romney Closing With Obama

G. Tracy Mehan, III

But a tough campaign ahead.

Ben Stein's Diary

Jobs for Graduates

Ben Stein

That's what San Diego's National University is providing.

Letter From Paris

France’s Islamist Powder Keg

Joseph A. Harriss | from the May 2012 issue

How not to deal with jihadists.

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Special Feature

Better that we become a nation of choosers rather than beggars. Our symposium on choice from the May, 2012 issue:

A Time for Choosing

James Piereson

The Road from Serfdom

Stephen Moore and Peter Ferrara

FLASHBACK TO: 1984

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