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Friday, October 21, 2005

Political Hay

Doesn't Look Good

John Tabin | 10.21.05 @ 1:47AM

Harriet Miers will not join the Supreme Court.

topics: Constitution, Supreme Court, NATO

Washington Prowler

Stemming Specter

The Prowler | 10.21.05 @ 12:08AM

Is the White House ready to give Arlen Specter what he wants on stem cell research in return for going easy on Harriet Miers?

topics: Education, NATO

The Nation's Pulse

Danger Street

Lawrence Henry | 10.21.05 @ 12:07AM

Is there any way to curtail teenage driving deaths?

topics: Transportation, Law

Special Report

Bob Morrish, RIP

David Hogberg | 10.21.05 @ 12:06AM

A rare high-school teacher who was larger than life.

Sports Arena

Players at the Ball

Jay D. Homnick | 10.21.05 @ 12:05AM

With the Cinderella White Sox and Astros going head to head, who will be crowned Prince Charming?

Reader Mail

Unnaturally Selective

10.21.05 @ 12:01AM

Behe, Hannah et al. show their ID. Also: Honoring Penn Kemble. Libertarian Spacemen. Involuntarily inert. Exorcist exits. Plus more.

topics: Economics, Business, Environment, Movies, Law, Founding Fathers, Military, Conservatism, Oil

Thursday, October 20, 2005

The Nation's Pulse

Kangaroo Court

George Neumayr | 10.20.05 @ 12:11AM

Professor Michael Behe, appearing at the left's version of the Scopes trial, threatens its cherished theory of "random natural selection."

topics: Religion, Constitution, Law

The Current Crisis

Penn Kemble, RIP

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 10.20.05 @ 12:08AM

A great Democrat has died.

topics: Trade, Business, NATO, Communism, Unions

At Large

Skinny Saddam in Black and White

John Connly Walsh | 10.20.05 @ 12:07AM

The trial's shaky opening in Baghdad.

topics: Iraq

At Large

Pumping Gas Prices

Doug Bandow | 10.20.05 @ 12:06AM

Too expensive? Just wait. Federal and state governments can always find ways to make gasoline even more expensive.

topics: Taxes, Economics, Environment, Law, Energy, Oil

Another Perspective

Martial Stupidity

Christopher Orlet | 10.20.05 @ 12:05AM

What if our war strategists listened to the left?

topics: Law, Military, Iraq

Reader Mail

Wie Was Robbed

10.20.05 @ 12:01AM

Michelle's expensive drop. Plus: Tom DeLay and Democrat hackers. Dirty Devil. Clean Harry Potter. And much more.

topics: Sports, Religion, Books, Law, Iraq, Russia, Conservatism

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Enemy of the Week

Grudges and Garages

Enemy Central | 10.19.05 @ 12:08AM

Watch out for the sneaks out there.

topics: Bill Clinton, Law, Supreme Court

Another Perspective

The Plantation Right

Andrew Cline | 10.19.05 @ 12:08AM

Conservatives must assert their independence from the GOP.

topics: Transportation, Federal Budget, Conservatism, Alaska

The Nation's Pulse

Michelle, Ma Belle

Reid Collins | 10.19.05 @ 12:07AM

What a difference twelve inches can make -- say, $53,000! Why isn't Michael Bamberger working for the IRS?

topics: Sports, Oil

Another Perspective

Tolerating the Iraqi Constitution

Lisa Fabrizio | 10.19.05 @ 12:06AM

Democrats complain that Iraq's new Constitution isn't perfect, but it doesn't have to be.

topics: Religion, Islam, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Military, Iraq, Iran, NATO

Movie Takes

Nine Lives

James Bowman | 10.19.05 @ 12:02AM

Nine finely acted vignettes about women dealing with loss.

topics: Education, Abortion

Reader Mail

The Devil's Details

10.19.05 @ 12:01AM

Gone over to the dark side. Prowler's public service. Medicare trainwreck. Plus much more.

topics: Health Care, Mainstream Media, Religion, Islam, Books, Hollywood, Constitution, Law, Iraq, Oil, Medicare

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Political Hay

Democrats at a Loss

Sean Higgins | 10.18.05 @ 12:45AM

Carville, Greenberg, and Shrum agree (again) -- their party doesn't have a way to take advantage of the GOP's problems.

topics: Education, Trade, Military, Iraq, Immigration, Energy

Washington Prowler

The Miers Card

The Prowler | 10.18.05 @ 12:09AM

Conservatives and the White House chief of staff.

topics: Iran

Special Report

The Exorcism of Europe

George Neumayr | 10.18.05 @ 12:08AM

Demonic cults spread on the Continent as sophisticates scoff at the Vatican's ancient practice.

topics: Catholicism, Hollywood, Movies, Law

At Large

Victory Monday

John Connly Walsh | 10.18.05 @ 12:08AM

In the wake of the Constitution's victory in Iraq, allegations of U.S. killing of civilians -- new reports from post-Referendum Iraq.

topics: Constitution, Military, Iraq

Another Perspective

Offset Opportunities

Michael F. Cannon | 10.18.05 @ 12:06AM

If Congress is serious on finding ways to pay for Katrina recovery, it could start by delaying implementation of the Medicare drug prescription program.

topics: Health Care, Books, Law, Unions, Medicare

Campus Scenes

Current Affairs

Mark Judge | 10.18.05 @ 12:06AM

Newsweek puts it out for college students -- as if they weren't bored enough.

topics: Mainstream Media, Religion, Books, Military, Oil

Reader Mail

Those Trojan Horses

10.18.05 @ 12:01AM

USC's victory over Notre Dame takes its toll. Also: Canadian syrup. Plame throwers. The Million More bore. And much more.

topics: Education, Mainstream Media, Business, Satire, Military, Africa, Oil

Monday, October 17, 2005

Editor's Desk

Luck of the Non-Irish

Wlady Pleszczynski | 10.17.05 @ 1:33AM

Winning and losing the big one.

Media Matters

The Fourth Wall

Shawn Macomber | 10.17.05 @ 12:09AM

When tragedy failed to materialize in Iraq Saturday, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, for one, rewrote history.

topics: Environment, Constitution, Iraq, United Nations

Loose Canons

QuagMiers SGO

Jed Babbin | 10.17.05 @ 12:07AM

Not so wild about Harriet -- and a whole lot of other stuff going on.

topics: Books, Constitution, Supreme Court, Iraq, Oil

At Large

All Quiet on the Referendum Front

John Connly Walsh | 10.17.05 @ 12:07AM

Give or take some apparently "happy fire." And all those U.S. Air Force jets flying high overhead toward Syria. Live weekend reports from our man in Baghdad.

topics: Islam, Constitution, Military, Iraq, Iran

The Nation's Pulse

Blonde Faith

Jay D. Homnick | 10.17.05 @ 12:06AM

Amber waves of gain -- and other matters that shouldn't be pinned on Karl Rove.

topics: Business, Law, Supreme Court

Another Perspective

Millions More Misconceptions

Mark Goldblatt | 10.17.05 @ 12:06AM

Maybe the emphasis should have been not on what government doesn't do for the poor but for what it can't do.

topics: Satire, Law, Africa

Reader Mail

Flat Truths

10.17.05 @ 12:01AM

All's fair in taxation and reform. Miffed conservatives. Potter plants. Sojourners samples Hynes. Plus much more.

topics: Taxes, Bill Clinton, Federal Budget, Social Security, Books, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Conservatism, Energy, Oil

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The Threat to Medical Innovation

Philip Klein

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Get That Hacker a Pimp Coat

Paul Chesser

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Justice Dep't Recusal List!

Quin Hillyer

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The Ben Nelson Shuffle

W. James Antle, III

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AHIP Opposes Senate Health Bill

Philip Klein

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Moment of Truth

W. James Antle, III

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No Sales Days in the Afghan War

George H. Wittman

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Bureaucrats With Badges

Mark Hyman

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Obama in Wonderland

Ken Blackwell

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A Writer Speaks

William Tucker

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What Has Changed?

Robert P. Kirchhoefer

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High Stakes

Manon McKinnon

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