The American Spectator

Enemy of the Week

Don't Mention It

6.13.03 @ 5:26PM

So much goes without saying when you're living history and being shaken down.

topics: Bill Clinton, Law

Another Perspective

Pryor Convictions

Hunter Baker | 6.13.03 @ 12:05AM

They've thrown the Democrats' Grand Inquisitors for a loop.

topics: Abortion, Constitution, Law

To Be Absolutely Frank

Diamond Don

Francis X. Rocca | 6.13.03 @ 12:04AM

When Donald Regan spoke, it wasn't just the money talking.

topics: Books, Iran

Media Matters

Remembering David Brinkley

6.13.03 @ 12:03AM

From the July 1988 American Spectator: Brit Hume reviews his then ABC colleague David Brinkley's ''irresistibly quotable'' book, Washington Goes to War.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, Law, Russia

Special Report

Cardinal Godfather

George Neumayr | 6.13.03 @ 12:02AM

Roger Mahony is not just stonewalling prosecutors; he is even stonewalling the American bishops' abuse panel.

topics: Constitution, Law, Oil

Washington Prowler

Another Bill Comes Due

The Prowler | 6.13.03 @ 12:01AM

Hispanic Democrats look ahead. Plus: A GOP Northeast (no kidding).

At Large

Bush Out of Africa

John Corry | 6.12.03 @ 12:05AM

The president's proposed July trip will do much more harm than good.

topics: Business, Constitution, Law, United Nations, European Union, Africa, Oil

Washington Prowler

Democratic Last Harrumphs

The Prowler | 6.12.03 @ 12:04AM

Rahm Emanuel sounds off in presidential company. Hillary's Lying History won't keep.

topics: Hillary Clinton, Business, Medicare

Sports Arena

It's All About the Show

Paul Beston | 6.12.03 @ 12:03AM

Of course Sammy Sosa corks his bats -- how could it be otherwise?

topics: Sports

The Current Crisis

Lying History

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.12.03 @ 12:02AM

The Clintons never let you down. They are always true to their nature. They lie -- like the political culture that sustains them.

topics: Hillary Clinton, Business, Law, NATO

Reader Mail

What a Difference a Day Makes

6.12.03 @ 12:01AM

Or a day in the life of the Middle East. Also: Gray, Martha, and lots of no-goodnik GOP governors. And one more prayer of no thanks to Tod Tamberg. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Education, Hillary Clinton, Business, Law, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Alaska, Oil

Political Hay

South Heads East

George Neumayr | 6.11.03 @ 12:04AM

Gray Davis loses his henchman, meaning he's past the point of no recall.

topics: Education, Bill Clinton, Abortion, NATO

The Current Crisis

Get Off Stewart's Case

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.11.03 @ 12:03AM

Vaguely written laws are a great benefit to two kinds of people: the inveterate criminal and the bullying prosecutor.

topics: Business, Law, Oil

Latte Nation

The Horrors of Graduation

Jeremy Lott | 6.11.03 @ 12:02AM

A New York Times reporter lets loose the clichés of war.

topics: Business, Iraq, Russia, Israel

Another Perspective

The Grass Is Greener

6.11.03 @ 12:01AM

The latest science fiction on Global Warming.

topics: Environment, Global Warming

Political Hay

The Taxing Life of Riley

David Hogberg | 6.10.03 @ 12:05AM

Alabama's new Republican governor, like many other tax-hiking Republican governors, is busily abandoning Reaganite principles to bask in liberal approval.

topics: Taxes, Education, Business, Law, Conservatism, Alaska

Loose Canons

Cannon Fodder, Terror Fatigue

Jed Babbin | 6.10.03 @ 12:04AM

Fifty years of war takes a toll. And that toll is what can finally destroy Israel.

topics: Sports, Islam, Hollywood, Law, Iran, Israel, Oil

Special Report

Don't Feed the Bears

Bill Croke | 6.10.03 @ 12:03AM

Wyoming's annual summer onslaught of tourists is upon us. Will they heed the old ranger's saw: ''A fed bear is a dead bear''?

topics: Education, Environment, Books, Law

Washington Prowler

End of the Fiesta

The Prowler | 6.10.03 @ 12:02AM

Hispanic voters up for grabs. Plus: Feline Democrats.

topics: Law, Supreme Court

Movie Takes

Finding Nemo

James Bowman | 6.10.03 @ 12:01AM

Lots of treacly sentiment, but kids will love this Disney computer animation.

Washington Prowler

Now Hear This

The Prowler | 6.9.03 @ 12:12AM

A Clinton appointee's static on Bush Radio. Plus: Don Evans comes into his own.

topics: Business, Iraq

Another Perspective

My Gal Sal

Lawrence Henry | 6.9.03 @ 12:09AM

Laugh is all you need.

topics: Law

Media Matters

The Bias Bully

K.E. Grubbs Jr. | 6.9.03 @ 12:03AM

A special look at Eric Alterman's book.

topics: Trade, Mainstream Media, Business, Books, Supreme Court, Iraq, Conservatism, Energy

Movie Takes

The Man on the Train (L'Homme du Train)

James Bowman | 6.9.03 @ 12:02AM

The French have never got over their postwar existentialism and its romance with the criminal, but Patrice Leconte does something interesting with it.

Reader Mail

Mahony Falls

6.9.03 @ 12:01AM

An official spokesman's cardinal sins. Plus: Weighing Hillary Lite. Fiber news flows. Plus much more.

topics: Education, Television, Business, Abortion, Law, Military, Unions