The American Spectator

To Be Absolutely Frank

Worthy Opposition

Francis X. Rocca | 9.19.03 @ 12:04AM

Have we seen the passing of a political opponent as the ''last honorable man''?

topics: Business

Special Report

King John

Paul Beston | 9.19.03 @ 12:03AM

Johnny Cash was big like his country, and his catalogue of music was as sprawling as Whitman's Leaves of Grass.

Another Perspective

Euro Envy

9.19.03 @ 12:02AM

Even Freud couldn't anticipate the American Left's primary neurosis.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, Health Care, Medicaid, Abortion, Constitution, Supreme Court, Iran, European Union, Medicare

Reader Mail

Courting Disaster

9.19.03 @ 12:01AM

The Hurricane Chainsaw Massacre. Arafat on the move. Judges on hold. Punch card California. Teachers AWOL. Plus more.

topics: Education, Trade, Law, Israel, Africa, Unions

Another Perspective

It's Fall!

Bill Croke | 9.18.03 @ 12:04AM

The summer tourists are mostly gone, and a quieter pace returns.

topics: Sports

Latte Nation

Worst Case Scenario

Jeremy Lott | 9.18.03 @ 12:03AM

The Spectator/Prowler may be without updates for a few days. Here's why.

The Current Crisis

Arafat Removal

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.18.03 @ 12:02AM

He'll always have Paris.

topics: Military, Iran, Israel

Buy the Book

The Ever Evolving Brain

9.18.03 @ 12:01AM

Without your knowledge, the modern age is probably rewiring your mind.

Political Hay

One Minority, Two Votes

George Neumayr | 9.17.03 @ 12:04AM

Whenever the judicial elite don't approve of the people's laws, they junk them.

topics: Bill Clinton, Constitution, Law

Washington Prowler

Dumping Lehane

The Prowler | 9.17.03 @ 12:03AM

Kerry's clunker breaks down completely. Plus: Republican Senate on hold.

topics: NATO, Africa, Alaska

Special Report

That'll Teach 'Em

Heather Roscoe | 9.17.03 @ 12:02AM

Teachers strike to once again remind voters who's in charge. Voters beg to differ.

topics: Education

Reader Mail

The Perfumed General

9.17.03 @ 12:01AM

Wes Clark's star turn. Also: Yale, K Street, and following in Arnie's shadow. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Environment, Hollywood, Law, Military, Russia, Israel, Unions

Special Report

A Renegade Ruling

Tracy Robinson | 9.16.03 @ 9:29AM

In postponing the California recall, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday again demonstrated why it is overruled so frequently -- and why Democrats filibuster Bush judicial nominees.

topics: Education, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court

Loose Canons

Clinton's General

Jed Babbin | 9.16.03 @ 12:04AM

The real Wesley Clark -- no friend of Howie Dean, but a tool of Team Clinton.

topics: Television, Abortion, Hollywood, Law, Military, Iraq, Israel, NATO

Political Hay

K Street Junkies

9.16.03 @ 12:03AM

Starring Carville-Matalin-Begala, among other nonentities.

topics: Hollywood, NATO, Africa

Washington Prowler

Bowing at Stern

The Prowler | 9.16.03 @ 12:02AM

A king-making union hesitates to crown Dean or anyone else -- and Gephardt considers that a victory.

topics: Oil

Media Matters

Missing the Connection

David Hogberg | 9.16.03 @ 12:01AM

In the view of the neo-pinkos, the War on Terror is not really a struggle against Islamofascism.

topics: Foreign Policy, Trade, Islam, Military, Iraq, Fascism

Washington Prowler

Clinton Goes to Clarksville

The Prowler | 9.15.03 @ 12:04AM

Other than Hillary, Wesley Clark is the Boy Ex-President's favorite general.

topics: Bill Clinton, Military

Special Report

Striking a Pose

9.15.03 @ 12:03AM

At Yale, solidarity with the service unions goes only so far.

topics: Social Security, Conservatism, Unions

Another Perspective

The Soldier-Citizen Samizdat

Lawrence Henry | 9.15.03 @ 12:02AM

U.S. soldiers write home: Things are going very well in Iraq. Don't buy into the relentlessly negative coverage.

topics: Television, Iraq

Movie Takes

Matchstick Men

James Bowman | 9.15.03 @ 12:01AM

If what happens to Nicolas Cage happened to you, it might be enough to get you out of the confidence man's game too -- unless you can think of some other reason for being honest.