The Nation’s Pulse
Artless Graft
George Neumayr | 9.16.05
As William Jefferson shows, even corruption in Louisiana isn't done well anymore.
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Friday, September 16, 2005
At Large
Back in Top Form
John Tabin | 9.16.05
Last night in New Orleans President Bush said everything he needed to and more.
Political Hay
All Is Forgiven (Almost)
Peter Hannaford | 9.16.05
The President's speedy recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Special Report
Tunnel Vision
Bill Whalen | 9.16.05
Only California could come up with a project to rival Boston's Big Dig insanity.
Another Perspective
Just the Way It Was S’pozed to Be
Lawrence Henry | 9.16.05
For many, New Orleans was the perfect spot.
The Public Policy
Aiding and Abetting
Thomas Dichter | 9.16.05
Fooling itself once again, the UN recommends a doubling of counterproductive foreign aid.
Movie Takes
An Unfinished Life
James Bowman | 9.16.05
Lasse Hallstrom's latest essay in liberal uplift, starring Grandpa Redford.
Reader Mail
Things Are Looking Up
9.16.05
Right reading. Homeschooling. Al Gore out to pasture. Roberts and religion. And, of course, our daily dose of Ben Stein-related missives. Plus much more.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
The Nation’s Pulse
A Day That Requires No Reminder
Paul Beston | 9.15.05
September 11th and the limits of public grief.
Special Report
Hot Air
Michael Fumento | 9.15.05
The evidence for global warming as a cause of hurricanes is nil.
Campus Scenes
Home Sweet Homeschool
John R. Dunlap | 9.15.05
A family odyssey now in its eleventh year.
The Current Crisis
Accountable Al
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.15.05
New Orleans' flood leaves Al Gore green with worry.
Another Perspective
Southern Decadence
J.P. Freire | 9.15.05
Life and death aren't the only issues facing the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
Political Hay
Hurricane Roberts
Lisa Fabrizio | 9.15.05
Judging by how confirmation hearings are going, Democrats won't know what hit them.
Reader Mail
Jumping Jurists!
9.15.05
Senate Democrats stunned by Roberts's replies. Plus: Still more on Ben. Plus new letters on speed, school, levees. Babbin Biden, Kaine Russert. And much more.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Political Hay
Demagogic Buffoons
George Neumayr | 9.14.05
John Roberts patiently explained the rudiments of the law to them, but the Senators were too busy shuffling through their papers in search of the ACLU's latest talking points to listen.
The Nation’s Pulse
John Roberts Behind the Plate
Andrew Cline | 9.14.05
The Senate is about to confirm a chief justice who understands how to communicate with the American people.
Campaign Crawlers
Double Kaine
David Holman | 9.14.05
Virginia's taxing Democratic gubernatorial hopeful engaged in two debates yesterday — pretending all the while that popular incumbent Mark Warner was speaking through him.
Another Perspective
Reading the Mind of John Roberts
Patrick O'Hannigan | 9.14.05
What did he mean when he told Arlen Specter he agreed with JFK that the Catholic Church doesn't speak for him?
Special Report
The Big Lie
Tom Elliott | 9.14.05
In the bleak days of yore, racial paranoia could be justified. Today, it is ridiculous.
Reader Mail
Staying Active
9.14.05
Courting the penumbra. Speeding safety. Levee watch. Work vs. study. Plus much more, including many new Ben Stein-instigated responses.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Another Perspective
Somewhere Over the Penumbra
Judd Magilnick | 9.13.05
Supreme Court “scenes we'd like to see.”
Special Report
Bringing Home the Davis-Bacon
Ivan Osorio | 9.13.05
The wake of a disaster is no time for union strangleholds.
The Nation’s Pulse
Safe at Any Speed
Eric Peters | 9.13.05
Americans are driving faster — and safer — than ever before.
Campus Scenes
The Three Year Plan
Reuven Brenner | 9.13.05
Students should spend less time in college and more time learning.
The Public Policy
Why the Levees Are Not Dry
Ralph R. Reiland | 9.13.05
What went wrong happened over the course of four years — and must never happen again.
Reader Mail
Ben Quells Media Riot
9.13.05
A bad day for political looters. Also: Babbin fixes FEMA. George escapes greater damage. Plus MUCH more.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Special Report
More on Katrina
Ben Stein | 9.12.05
Additional perspectives on media and other anti-George W. Bush madness.
Washington Prowler
Republican Jitters
The Prowler | 9.12.05
Alarm over disaster spending. Anti-Gonzales paranoia. Plus: Bill Clinton's latest fast one.
Loose Canons
Amateur Hour Is Over
Jed Babbin | 9.12.05
It's TACAMO time at FEMA. Introducing C-Cubed-I. Bye, bye Michael Brown.
Another Perspective
September 11th…and September 12th
Jay D. Homnick | 9.12.05
How do we deal with national — and personal — loss?
The Nation’s Pulse
Private Sector Saviors
Herman Cain | 9.12.05
The free market, not the government, is saving those affected by calamity.
Reader Mail
Shoring Up
9.12.05
George W. Bush rides out the storm. Also: Go Coast Guard. New rounds of Stein Time. Press preoccupations. Career women caressed. Iraq stays cool. Plus much more.
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