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Friday, February 21, 2003

Enemy of the Week

Dueling Subjects

2.21.03

Opposing war sets off age-old conflicts and conspiracies.

Special Report

Jacques Chirac Sinks Lower

Marc Carnegie | 2.21.03

Not an easy thing to do, at a summit meeting.

Another Perspective

Bishops Are Not the Solution

George Neumayr | 2.21.03

If the Pope had come out in favor of the war, these same people would have returned to badmouthing him.

Washington Prowler

Liddy Dole Slippage

The Prowler | 2.21.03

Conservative nemesis Sheila Burke reinsinuates herself. Plus: Howie Dean’s biggest catch.

Political Hay

Sonny Agonistes

Hunter Baker | 2.21.03

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is keeping his promise to hold a referendum on the Confederate flag. But nothing — certainly not Republican principle and honor — compels him to support its restoration.

Movie Takes

All the Real Girls

James Bowman | 2.21.03

A thoughtful indy film done in by its earnestness.

Thursday, February 20, 2003

The Investor

War Party

Michael Craig | 2.20.03

Has the market rallied because panic is a growth industry and an uncertain prelude to war is better than a certain war? Don’t kid yourself.

Another Perspective

What Winston Churchill Said

George Neumayr | 2.20.03

Tony Blair is in good company.

Washington Prowler

The Rising Mississippian

The Prowler | 2.20.03

The GOP’s hot new national candidate. Plus: John Edwards comes in last — and he’s happy about it.

The Current Crisis

Chucking Estrada

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.20.03

The insidiousness of Democratic-style identity politics.

Movie Takes

Lockdown

James Bowman | 2.20.03

Prison — you don’t want to go there.

Reader Mail

Guns and Dishes

2.20.03

Armed survival in the age of terror. ”In Vitro Defects”: the exchange continues. Plus: Tom Ridge miscast, and more.

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Live From New York

Who’s On First?

Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 2.19.03

Too bad that it’s 1938-1941 all over again.

Sports Arena

Annika Plays With the Big Boys

Lawrence Henry | 2.19.03

In gentle sunshine with soft breezes, she could do very well.

Washington Prowler

Keeping Medicare Reform Alive

The Prowler | 2.19.03

Democrats want it dead on arrival. Plus: Jump-starting Gephardt. Also: Feel that Hillary draft.

Another Perspective

The Opportunity to Shut Up Knocks

2.19.03

President Chirac’s surprise visit to New Jersey plays into Secretary Rumsfeld’s hands.

The Current Crisis

The German-Iraqi Axis

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.19.03

German intelligence has monitored scores of German firms supplying dual-purpose materials to Iraq.

Tuesday, February 18, 2003

To Be Absolutely Frank

Tariq Aziz’s Roman Holiday

Francis X. Rocca | 2.18.03

What kind of peacemaker won’t even speak to his enemies?

Loose Canons

Don’t Color Me Orange

Jed Babbin | 2.18.03

But there are some things we can do to protect our families and ourselves, and there’s no harm in trying.

Washington Prowler

Connie Mack Is Back

The Prowler | 2.18.03

Will it mean losing in Florida again? Plus: John Edwards needs a big payday.

Another Perspective

The Baghdad Syndrome

George Neumayr | 2.18.03

When the generosity of judgment extends to an enemy but not to a friend.

Reader Mail

Don’t Forget to Duct

2.18.03

Name that tape. Plus: Republican Catholics. Russert’s Clark potato. The roots of French anti-American brutality and lawlessness. And more.

Monday, February 17, 2003

Washington Prowler

Clinton’s Generalissimo

The Prowler | 2.17.03

The hero of the battle of Belgrade wants no battle for Baghdad — and he’s the Democrats’ only national security hope. Also: Introducing Terry Kerry.

Lifestyles Left and Right

The Presidents’ Day Myth

2.17.03

It’s not Richard Nixon’s fault that Americans forget that today is George Washington’s Birthday Holiday.

Another Perspective

Gaffer’s Tape

Reid Collins | 2.17.03

When is Tom Ridge going to tell America about the real danger of a dirty bomb, a radiological job?

Reader Mail

Addicted to the Democrats

2.17.03

Responses to Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder. Also: ”In Vitro Defects”: A Major Exchange. Plus more.

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