The American Spectator

The Nation's Pulse

Conformist Credentials

George Neumayr | 10.7.05 @ 12:11AM

What's concerning is not that Miers stands outside the elite legal establishment. It is that she's very much part of it.

topics: Education, Abortion, Constitution, Law, NATO

Political Hay

Gospel Democrats

Patrick Hynes | 10.7.05 @ 12:09AM

How long before they become godless again? In time for the Miers hearings?

topics: Taxes, Economics, Business, Religion, Abortion, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Africa

Campaign Crawlers

Giuliani Time

Lawrence Henry | 10.7.05 @ 12:08AM

Conservatives and Republicans want someone to step in and run things. They won't need to look far to find him.

topics: Barack Obama, Television, Religion, Abortion, Law, Supreme Court, Iraq, Immigration

At Large

Coddling Kim

Patrick Devenny | 10.7.05 @ 12:06AM

The Bush doctrine ends at the DMZ.

topics: Foreign Policy, Trade, Military, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Oil

Buy the Book

Can't We Get Along?

Marina Malenic | 10.7.05 @ 12:05AM

Our fine recent ambassador to the European Union explains why a prosperous E.U. is good for America.

topics: Foreign Policy, Business, Islam, Books, Constitution, Military, European Union, Africa

Reader Mail

Beautiful Ben

10.7.05 @ 12:01AM

Ben Stein overwhelmed by love mail. Also: Vision things. Babbin's secret tactics. Diesel upheavals. Miers must recuse herself? Plus much more.

topics: Education, Trade, Television, Religion, Islam, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Founding Fathers, Israel, Conservatism, Unions

Special Report

American Miracle

Ben Stein | 10.6.05 @ 12:09AM

Hatred is in the air, much of it blaming Jews, Israel, and Bush. But there's a way to isolate it.

topics: Religion, Law, Israel

Political Hay

The Recusal Trap

John C. Wohlstetter | 10.6.05 @ 12:08AM

Harriet Miers may have to be defeated on national security grounds.

topics: Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, NATO

Another Perspective

Diesel Deliverance

Eric Peters | 10.6.05 @ 12:07AM

We could be driving powerful, stylish vehicles that get 35-45 mpg -- if we lived in Europe.

topics: NATO

Eminentoes

Mufti McCarrick

James Philbin | 10.6.05 @ 12:07AM

D.C.'s oily cardinal is so committed to "civility" he is now praying to "Allah."

topics: Islam, Law

Movie Takes

The War Within

James Bowman | 10.6.05 @ 12:02AM

Why do suicide bombers do it? Because of something we did, dummy.

topics: Business, Law, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, Oil

Reader Mail

Mired in Miers

10.6.05 @ 12:01AM

Some love Harriet and her president; others still wonder. Also: More applied Methodism. The Babbin Factor. Tyrrell is tops. And more.

topics: Education, Business, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Military, Iraq, Immigration, Medicare

The Current Crisis

Rediscovering Columbus Day

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 10.5.05 @ 12:08AM

Justice Scalia leads the celebrations.

topics: Trade, Sports, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, NATO

Special Report

A Charge to Reclaim

W. James Antle, III | 10.5.05 @ 12:07AM

Methodists take back their church.

topics: Television, Religion, Protestantism, Abortion, Law, Africa, Oil, Unions

At Large

Fredo Abbas

Philip Klein | 10.5.05 @ 12:06AM

If the Palestinian authority can't control its terrorists, Ariel Sharon will have to.

topics: Military, Israel

Political Hay

Cut Her Some Slack

Lisa Fabrizio | 10.5.05 @ 12:05AM

The president has made a characteristically fine choice.

topics: Mainstream Media, Business, Abortion, Constitution, Law

TAS Live

Gut Check Republicans

Shawn Macomber | 10.5.05 @ 12:04AM

Mike Pence knew this well before this article appeared in our February 2005 issue: The Republican Congress must address its big spending habits or face an ugly reckoning in 2006.

topics: Taxes, Education, Trade, Bill Clinton, Federal Budget, Entitlements, Social Security, Books, Law, Founding Fathers, Iraq, NATO, Conservatism, Unions

Reader Mail

Breath Holders

10.5.05 @ 12:01AM

Coming to terms with Harriet. Will it ever be the same with Dubya? FEMA costs. The Steyn Court. Plus much more.

topics: Taxes, Education, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Television, Social Security, Abortion, Movies, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Founding Fathers, NATO, Conservatism, Oil, Medicare

Another Perspective

Miers, Calmly

John Tabin | 10.4.05 @ 12:39AM

We might be pleasantly surprised. Maybe.

topics: Harry Reid, Abortion, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court

Political Hay

The Vision Thing

George Neumayr | 10.4.05 @ 12:09AM

An inferiority complex about liberalism, which defined so much of his father's presidency, also drives President Bush's.

topics: Taxes, Education, Constitution, Supreme Court, Conservatism

Special Report

Waiting to Be Persuaded

David Hogberg | 10.4.05 @ 12:07AM

Can Bush sell Miers to conservatives?

topics: Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Mainstream Media

The Public Policy

Why Not a Non-Lawyer?

Doug Bandow | 10.4.05 @ 12:07AM

Too bad President Bush didn't go further than merely pick someone with no judicial experience.

topics: Economics, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, NATO

The Nation's Pulse

Per Capita, Per Annum

Jay D. Homnick | 10.4.05 @ 12:06AM

On Rosh Hashanah we are challenged to prove we're worth being invested in during the coming year.

topics: Business

Eminentoes

FEMA Is Crazy!

Ralph R. Reiland | 10.4.05 @ 12:04AM

You will do what you're told!

topics: Law

Reader Mail

Blinders Come Off

James Plummer | 10.4.05 @ 12:01AM

Reactions to Bush-Miers. Mean media in trouble. Iraq up close and winnable. Plus much more.

topics: Education, Mainstream Media, Business, Islam, Movies, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Military, Iraq, Iran, NATO, Fascism, Conservatism, Oil, Medicare

Washington Prowler

A Clear-Cut Case of Nothing

The Prowler | 10.3.05 @ 1:10AM

Frist is clean, but the political bloodhounds won't hear it. Republican recusals don't help either.

Loose Canons

Role Reversal

Jed Babbin | 10.3.05 @ 12:08AM

The mainstream media, not the Democrats, are the opposition party driving the anti-Bush GOP agenda.

topics: Mainstream Media, Environment, Books, Law, Supreme Court, Iraq, Iran, NATO, Conservatism, Immigration

At Large

"Yes" on October 15

John Connly Walsh | 10.3.05 @ 12:07AM

Shiite restraint in the face Sunni terror suggests the Iraqi Constitution will win approval in next week's referendum.

topics: Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran

Special Report

Emboldening Terrorists

Christopher Orlet | 10.3.05 @ 12:06AM

Al Qaeda will regard U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as a victory akin to the defeat of the Soviets in Afghanistan.

topics: Foreign Policy, Mainstream Media, Islam, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Israel, Nuclear Weapons, Energy, Oil

Movie Takes

Dear Wendy

James Bowman | 10.3.05 @ 12:02AM

A snooty Danish take on lowly America's playing with guns -- but the acting is great!

topics: Law

Reader Mail

Friendly Persuasion

10.3.05 @ 12:01AM

Settling and resolving many a Republican -- and Democratic -- score. Plus much else, including a special Rita Hayworth festival.

topics: Education, Books, Hollywood, Movies, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Founding Fathers, Iraq, NATO, Conservatism, Libertarianism, Energy