Weekly Archives
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Special Report
Green Flags, Yellow Flags, and Black Flags
John Tabin | 6.19.13
Obama’s late intervention in Syria is anything but humanitarian.
The Obama Watch
Barack’s Brave New World Blarney
George Neumayr | 6.19.13
He shares his thoughts on progress with the youth of Northern Ireland.
The Nation’s Pulse
There’s Something About Cambridge
Daniel J. Flynn | from the June 2013 issue
The Boston bombers should have felt right at home.
The Right Prescription
Obama’s Unaffordable Act
Peter Ferrara | 6.19.13
All along he intended for Obamacare costs to soar.
Letter From Paris
Celebrating Our Lady of Paris
Joseph A. Harriss | from the June 2013 issue
Notre Dame has been the city’s grand epicenter for 850 years.
Another Perspective
Charter Schooling? Why Not Charter Housing?
Wayne Woodman | 6.19.13
Conservatives should create a free-market social initiative to compete with the Democratic social-welfare state.
State Watch
Cash for Organs?
Eric Boehm | 6.19.13
It could ease long waiting lists. Besides, making or changing policy on an ad hoc basis for one individual is a terrible way to deal with a national problem.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
In the Colosseum
Back in the Fray
Kyle Peterson | from the June 2013 issue
Paul Ryan on the looming debt crisis, why we need immigration reform, and the strength of the American Idea.
Political Hay
The IRS Immigration Fraud Scandal
Jeffrey Lord | 6.18.13
Rubio, Ryan losing credibility over amnesty as fraud issue returns.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Climate of Intimidation
Matthew Sheffield | 6.18.13
How Democrats and the president created the IRS scandal — even if they didn’t mean to.
State Watch
Whither Suburbia?
Steven Greenhut | 6.18.13
Urban elitists don’t recognize that their policies helped create the “sprawl” that they disdain.
What’s Still Great
The Woman Who Wrote Liberty Valance
Bill Croke | 6.18.13
Dorothy Johnson’s West remains alive in her stories.
Another Perspective
Not Super, But Pretty Good
Aaron Goldstein | 6.18.13
Comparing the new Superman to the original when Christopher Reeves and Margot Kidder set the standard.
A Further Perspective
The Loss of Trust
Thomas Sowell | 6.18.13
We do not have a choice whether to trust or not to trust government officials.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Feature
Revenge of the Fruitcakes
Peter Hitchens | from the June 2013 issue
Can Nigel Farage and the UKIP save British conservatism?
Political Hay
The Biggest Fool of All
Doug Bandow | 6.17.13
Who is Vietnam-evading Bill Clinton to call anyone a wuss?
A Further Perspective
When Did Matty Tell Hatty?
Frank Schell | 6.17.13
Like it or not, from now on government will always be first to find out.
Special Report
Can Liturgical Music Be Saved?
Patrick O'Hannigan | 6.17.13
Reassessing the quarrel between the power ballad and the hymn.
Buy the Book
Shah Na Na
Mark Tooley | 6.17.13
We continue to pay for the Iranian revolution and the abandonment of the Shah.
Conservative Tastes
The Mole in Don Draper
James Bowman | from the June 2013 issue
The function of Mad Men’s lead character is to act out a left-wing fantasy.
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- Overheated Frauds and Fools
- Screwtape Protests
- Revenge of the Fruitcakes
The Spectacle Blog
Democrat Dan Maffei Blames Budget Cuts for Girl’s Rape, Mother’s Murder
Robert Stacy McCain | 6.18.13
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Pope Culture
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Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
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Dames at Sea
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In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
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The Metaphysical Martini
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Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
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Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
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The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
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It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
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The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
