The American Spectator

Enemy of the Week

The Swing of Things

8.22.03 @ 5:33PM

Frolicking out west, groveling back east.

topics: Education, Bill Clinton, Hollywood, Energy, Oil

To Be Absolutely Frank

Standing the Heat

Francis X. Rocca | 8.22.03 @ 12:04AM

Think of it the Italian way: cold is infernal.

topics: Business, Environment, Movies

Special Report

A Stern Gang

James Bowman | 8.22.03 @ 12:03AM

In certain quarters, there's no such thing as too much Bush-bashing.

topics: Islam, Iraq, United Nations, Oil

Media Matters

Ignorance Is This

Lawrence Henry | 8.22.03 @ 12:02AM

The level of public, political, and press ignorance about matters financial is truly staggering.

topics: Television, Business, Law, Iraq, NATO

Reader Mail

Why Not McClintock?

8.22.03 @ 12:01AM

Alternatives to Hollywood Arnie. Plus: Pill popping. Taking aim. Indiana skin privilege. And more.

topics: Taxes, Television, Hollywood, Military, Africa, Medicare

The Current Crisis

Drug Fix

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 8.21.03 @ 12:05AM

If it's not broke, Medicare sure will be once the new prescription drug bills become law.

topics: Business, NATO, Socialism, Medicare

Campaign Crawlers

The Invigorator

George Neumayr | 8.21.03 @ 12:04AM

The Hollywood elite is warming to the idea of a Schwarzenegger governorship.

topics: Business, Hollywood, Movies

Political Hay

Regulatory Massage

David Hogberg | 8.21.03 @ 12:03AM

It gets kinky when the masseurs all turn out to be elected state representatives!

topics: Business, Law, NATO

Movie Takes

Thirteen

James Bowman | 8.21.03 @ 12:02AM

A perhaps unwitting de-mythologization of Hollywood's long-term romance with single-motherhood.

Reader Mail

Not Buying

8.21.03 @ 12:01AM

Buchanan and Bush. California wobblies. A Grover classic. Republican outage. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Education, Trade, Bill Clinton, Television, Business, Movies

Latte Nation

End of Days

Jeremy Lott | 8.20.03 @ 12:04AM

Prediction: Democrats take California in a walk.

topics: Taxes, Law, Immigration, Energy, Unions

Political Hay

Grover Norquist: The Interview

8.20.03 @ 12:03AM

The conservative maestro tells it like it is, should be, and will be.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, Business, Social Security, Law, Russia, NATO, Conservatism, Unions

Campaign Crawlers

Pat on Bush's Back

8.20.03 @ 12:02AM

Many good reasons for betting on Bush to win.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, Trade, Bill Clinton, Military, Iraq, Iran, Conservatism

Movie Takes

Open Range

James Bowman | 8.20.03 @ 12:01AM

Kevin Costner's love affair with Kevin Costner continues.

Loose Canons

August SGO

Jed Babbin | 8.19.03 @ 12:05AM

Sunni-Shia cooperation • Why Idi Amin mattered and Liberia does not • It was a wakeup call.

topics: Federal Budget, Islam, Hollywood, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Africa, Energy, Oil

Political Hay

The Dot Connectors

8.19.03 @ 12:04AM

Democrats insist the California recall is part of a Republican effort to ''undo traditional democratic processes'' -- then turn around and flout California law.

topics: Taxes, Bill Clinton, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court

Another Perspective

Imagine There's No United States

8.19.03 @ 12:03AM

Reflections on the anti-American condition.

topics: Television, Hollywood, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq

Movie Takes

Uptown Girls

James Bowman | 8.19.03 @ 12:02AM

True, her movie is pretty bad, but Brittany Murphy is our new pin-up girl.

Reader Mail

Hot and Cold

8.19.03 @ 12:01AM

New York scenes. A wild Bill. Our Arnold. And more.

topics: Bill Clinton, Law, NATO, Energy

Live From New York

A Light in the Darkness

Paul Beston | 8.18.03 @ 12:04AM

The Giuliani legacy was everywhere in blacked-out New York.

topics: Trade, Environment, Immigration

Washington Prowler

Richardson Blacks Out

The Prowler | 8.18.03 @ 12:03AM

Memory shortage along the Democratic power grid. Plus: John Edwards figures to hang on.

topics: Environment, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Energy

Political Hay

The California Circus Redux

Lawrence Henry | 8.18.03 @ 12:02AM

Sooner or later, voters will rise up and cut politicians off at the knees. It's happened famously before.

topics: Taxes, Education, Books, Law, Oil

Another Perspective

Blessed Assurance

Reid Collins | 8.18.03 @ 12:01AM

We don't know what caused the great blackout.

topics: Television