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Friday, July 22, 2005

Editor’s Desk

It’s the End of the World

Wlady Pleszczynski | 7.22.05

What do Democrats and liberal press do now?

Another Perspective

The Burden of Free Markets

J.P. Freire | 7.22.05

It's UNOCAL, not UNOCHINA.

The Public Policy

The Trial Lawyers’ Additive

Doug Bandow | 7.22.05

An example of what fuels the litigation lobby.

At Large

See No Evil

Christopher Orlet | 7.22.05

Why are so many moderate Muslims soft on terror?

Political Hay

Greed in the Public Sector

Ralph R. Reiland | 7.22.05

Nice work if you can get elected to it.

Reader Mail

America’s Best

7.22.05

Honoring General Westmoreland. Plus: Rough golf. Roberts rules. CIA's eternal Plame. Hard worker, easy rider. And much more.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Political Hay

Antireligious Tests

George Neumayr | 7.21.05

To counter the Democrats' anti-Catholic bigotry, John Roberts could point out that two Catholics signed the Constitution. Would they be unconfirmable?

The Current Crisis

Gen. William Westmoreland, RIP

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.21.05

He was a thorough gentleman.

Political Hay

The GOP Fights Back

Lisa Fabrizio | 7.21.05

A funny thing happened on the way to the nation's highest forum last week.

Sports Arena

The Best Major

Lawrence Henry | 7.21.05

The idea is to let the pros play, not humiliate them.

Another Perspective

Joe McCarthy’s Jesuit

Mark Judge | 7.21.05

Edmund A. Walsh, S.J. was a remarkable anti-Communist who deserves genuine recognition.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Special Report

A First Class Temperament

John Tabin | 7.20.05

Only the petty Schumers will lose their cool over the nomination of former Rehnquist clerk extraordinaire, John Roberts.

Washington Prowler

Steering Toward John Roberts

The Prowler | 7.20.05

A dizzying timeline leaves opponents confused, split, and dispirited.

Another Perspective

A Tale of Two Prime Ministers

K.E. Grubbs Jr. | 7.20.05

President Bush's meetings this week with the Messrs. Howard and Singh were huge — and all our idiot press could ask him about was Karl Rove.

Political Hay

Democrats Without Choice

Sean Higgins | 7.20.05

They can't afford to make the fight over O'Connor's successor a showdown on Roe v. Wade.

The Public Policy

The Scandal Behind the Scandal

Mark Goldblatt | 7.20.05

Who signed off on Joe Wilson's cushy CIA connections?

Movie Takes

The Beautiful Country

James Bowman | 7.20.05

A Vietnamese boy in search of his American father.

Reader Mail

Pulling Up Plame

7.20.05

The CIA needs to be put out of its misery. Plus: What makes Brazil's bad boys bad. Ministering to abortion parents. Poverty's would-be eradicators.

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Political Hay

Three Weeks of the Con Man

George Neumayr | 7.19.05

“Covert operative” in the mouths of leftists was once an occasion for cursing and gnashing of teeth; now they utter it in the hushed tones of admiration.

At Large

Rethinking Art 2005

John Samples | 7.19.05

A visit to London's Tate Modern on the day before July 7.

Another Perspective

Post-Abortion Depression

Daniel Allott | 7.19.05

New research points to a significant correlation between a woman's decision to end the life of her unborn child and subsequent psychological maladjustment.

Special Report

Bad Boys From Brazil

Doug Bandow | 7.19.05

The U.S. will have to crack down on Brasilia's organized theft of American intellectual property.

The Public Policy

Preachers of Perpetual Poverty

Mark Tooley | 7.19.05

U.S. religious leaders told the G-8 that economic growth will have to wait.

Movie Takes

The Warrior

James Bowman | 7.19.05

A beautiful film with the mythic force of a parable.

Reader Mail

Rove Rage

7.19.05

Wag the press dogs. Plus Iraq, Guantanamo, and Armstrong's France. And much more.

Monday, July 18, 2005

Loose Canons

The Gitmo Varsity

Jed Babbin | 7.18.05

Some of America's finest, dealing with the world's worst. A report from Guantanamo Bay.

Editor’s Desk

Operation Overrove

Wlady Pleszczynski | 7.18.05

It's not pretty what the press posse has done to itself.

At Large

Flying The Rug With Captain Ayad

John Connly Walsh | 7.18.05

Taking off from bustling Baghdad International can be the adventure of a lifetime.

Sports Arena

The French Conniption

Jay D. Homnick | 7.18.05

Lance is piercing French hearts again.

Special Report

Oriana in Exile

Christopher Orlet | 7.18.05

The celebrated Italian journalist is living in exile in the U.S., indicted in her native Italy for defaming Islam.

Movie Takes

Cronicas

James Bowman | 7.18.05

Not to be missed — if you can stomach yet another cinematic serial killer.

Reader Mail

All the Lonely People

7.18.05

Some of the places they come from. Plus more Potter and the Pope, and much else.

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