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Friday, May 9, 2003

Enemy of the Week

No Picnic

5.9.03

America’s civilian emperor is lucky in his enemies.

To Be Absolutely Frank

American Diary

Francis X. Rocca | 5.9.03

You can’t go home again for an English lesson.

Washington Prowler

Jim Edgar’s Dole

The Prowler | 5.9.03

Rove Noise in Illinois. Also: The search for a moderate Democrat hero. Plus: Grounded at Transportation.

Another Perspective

My ”Friend” Bill Clinton

5.9.03

Says a former admirer and later Paula Jones defender: If he followed Jimmy Carter’s example, his legacy would become less questionable.

Special Report

Pluck of the Irish

5.9.03

Deregulation and free markets, not EU subsidies, have fueled Ireland’s stunning economic growth.

Reader Mail

Success Stories

5.9.03

In waging war, making peace, computering, trapping, provoking the left, and penetrating predestination.

Thursday, May 8, 2003

The Investor

Nano and the Professor

Michael Craig | 5.8.03

Nanotechnology: it’s not just for contrived movie plots anymore. Or for the cryonics crowd.

Washington Prowler

Arkansas’ Next Embarrassment

The Prowler | 5.8.03

Guess who’s coming to sing? Also: Gloom in Pennsylvania.

Special Report

John Sweeney and the Ullico Scandal

5.8.03

Peeking behind the curtain of Big Labor’s wizards.

The Current Crisis

Never Right

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.8.03

The American left is the only intellectual force in Western history to gain moral superiority by being wrong.

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

Washington Prowler

Homeland Security, Waxman Style

The Prowler | 5.7.03

What did the Abraham Lincoln know, and when did it know it? Plus: Kerry sinks to Howie Dean’s level.

Special Report

Crossing Paths

Bill Croke | 5.7.03

In the Rocky Mountain West, history is right in front of you, if you know your Osborne Russell.

Latte Nation

Like ”Doonesbury,” But Funny

Jeremy Lott | 5.7.03

Cartoonist Chris Muir says conservative is the new normal. He aims to prove it.

The Current Crisis

The Whiff of Grapeshot

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.7.03

Therapeutic application of American might in Iraq has had a calming effect on the world.

Reader Mail

Gambling Rows

5.7.03

Taking sides in the Bennett affair. Plus: The Democratics’ debut, Santorum sanity, and more unpatriotic gore.

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Loose Canons

Slap the Donkey

Jed Babbin | 5.6.03

The trouble with the Dems in debate is that they came across as a bunch of mules.

Political Hay

Done Dare Call Them Unpatriotic

David Hogberg | 5.6.03

Hillary’s conniption notwithstanding, no one is questioning the Democrats’ patriotism.

Another Perspective

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Quip

5.6.03

As a stand-up comedian Sen. John Kerry stands alone.

Campaign Crawlers

More Lobbyist Than Leader

5.6.03

John Edwards isn’t running to live on Pennsylvania Avenue, not so long as there’s a K Street.

Monday, May 5, 2003

Washington Prowler

Down, Boy Clinton

The Prowler | 5.5.03

His desperate craving for attention is now worse than embarrassing.

Another Perspective

Just Don’t Call Him Lucky …

Hunter Baker | 5.5.03

The reaction of many conservatives will be to downplay the Bennett gambling story.

Political Hay

The Ick Factor

Lawrence Henry | 5.5.03

Americans tolerate all sorts of things, up to a point.

Special Report

A Phony Postwar

George Neumayr | 5.5.03

The toothless Axis of Weasels has nothing to chew on save its own weakness.

Reader Mail

Unconcealed Weapons

5.5.03

Victory at sea, Brady reauthorization, a WMD future, third parties and celebrity fifth columns, and much more.

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