The American Spectator

Special Report

Miracles All Around Us

Patrick O'Hannigan | 7.2.09 @ 6:29PM

This July 4th weekend let us honor our nation's genuine community organizers.

The Current Crisis

Al Franken's Blue Ball

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.2.09 @ 6:09AM

And he should be red-faced about how he stole the recount, thanks to which he has been sentenced to serve at least five years in the U.S. Senate.

topics: U.S. Senate, Voter Fraud, Stolen Elections

The Environmental Spectator

Cap and Pollute

Jeanne Marie Hoffman | 7.2.09 @ 6:08AM

The sober green case against cap and trade.

At Large

An Enlisted Man's Point of View

George H. Wittman | 7.2.09 @ 6:07AM

Avoiding civilian casualties where possible is an integral element of American war fighting.

topics: Afghanistan, Taliban

Car Guy

Magical Thinking in California

Eric Peters | 7.2.09 @ 6:07AM

Zero to 40 in under 7 years -- that's miles per gallon, with no exceptions.

topics: California, Fuel Efficiency

Another Perspective

No Peace in Our Time

7.2.09 @ 6:07AM

An interview with Nobel Prize winning economist and game theorist Robert J. Aumann, translated from the Hebrew by Joseph Shattan.

topics: Israel, Middle East

Lifestyles Left and Right

It Can't Be Done

Reid Collins | 7.2.09 @ 6:06AM

Our out-of-service economy, lacking the personal touch.

Letter From Paris

Still Standing Tall

Joseph A. Harriss | July 2009 - August 2009

Did you hear the one about the lady who married the Eiffel Tower?

The Obama Watch

Cap and Trade Dementia

Peter Ferrara | 7.1.09 @ 6:09AM

The Obama-backed, House-passed bill is economically suicidal and scientifically grossly irresponsible. Its only justification is as a Democrat, left-liberal power grab.

topics: Global Warming, Cap and Trade

Eminentoes

Depp Out of His Depth

Andrew Cline | 7.1.09 @ 6:08AM

With Public Enemies, which opens today, Hollywoods adds to its legend as a gangsters' paradise.

topics: Hollywood, John Dillinger, J. Edgar Hoover

The Terror Spectator

The Road From Ground Zero

Shawn Macomber | 7.1.09 @ 6:08AM

Are we "winning the long war"? A conversation with ilan Berman.

topics: Islam, Iran, War on Terror

Freedom Watch

Exclusive: Grand Inquisitor Endorses Obama Health Plan

Thaddeus G. McCotter | July 2009 - August 2009

Michigan congressman discovers President Obama is channeling Dostoevsky. From our new July-August issue.

Another Perspective

Darkness at High Noon

Brett Joshpe | 7.1.09 @ 6:07AM

The greatest threat to survival that you may not know about.

topics: Nuclear Weapons, Electromagnetic Pulse

The Nation's Pulse

Beach Neurons and D.C. Craziness

Ralph R. Reiland | 7.1.09 @ 6:07AM

After the age of 20, they say we lose about 50,000 brain cells a day. What's Washington's excuse?

Lifestyles Left and Right

The Gilded Age

Lisa Fabrizio | 7.1.09 @ 6:06AM

We owe the so-called robber barons a huge debt of gratitude.

topics: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Political Hay

Reversing Discrimination

W. James Antle, III | 6.30.09 @ 6:11AM

The Ricci case shows what the politically connected can do to abuse anti-discrimination laws.

Constitutional Opinions

Supreme Confrontation

John Tabin | 6.30.09 @ 6:10AM

Alas, Sonia Sotomayor is not likely to be asked whether she will be more prosecution-friendly than David Souter proved to be in his final term.

topics: Supreme Court, Supreme Court Nominations, Confrontation Clause

The Right Prescription

Is ObamaCare the End of Roe v. Wade?

Jeffrey Lord | 6.30.09 @ 6:09AM

The president's health-care proposals target the right to privacy -- as Sen. Arlen Specter very well knows.

topics: Health Care, Privacy