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Friday, February 3, 2006

Campus Scenes

Boola Loo Blues

Clinton W. Taylor | 2.3.06

Cleaning up Yale's coed bathrooms.

The Nation’s Pulse

Hollywood’s Dual Lusts

K.E. Grubbs Jr. | 2.3.06

Blaise Pascal warned us against them — and once again the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ignored him.

Another Perspective

Rethinking a Libertarian Critique

Patrick O'Hannigan | 2.3.06

Outsourcing government roles has its charms — and its limits.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Betamax Wars

Lawrence Henry | 2.3.06

Increasingly ever since, technology has been on the side of freeloading downloaders, much to the chagrin of Hollywood companies.

Buy the Book

Giving Povich a Pass

Mark Judge | 2.3.06

Shirley Povich was the class act his son Maury never learned.

Reader Mail

Murtha Washington

2.3.06

Earmarked for investigation. Plus: The Casey against Democrats. Bush's hydrogen bombs. Bush plays Nashville. Oil: Can you dig it? Plus more.

Thursday, February 2, 2006

Political Hay

Murky Jack Murtha

David Holman | 2.2.06

The left's new anti-war icon could teach Tom DeLay a thing or two about cozy ties to lobbyists — so why is the press not investigating?

The Current Crisis

Woolsey-Eyed Democrats

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.2.06

Their only alternative to George W. Bush is Cindy Sheehan.

Another Perspective

The Era of Big Government Isn’t Over

David Hogberg | 2.2.06

President Bush paid lip service to small government and free market economics in his State of the Union Address. But his heart wasn't in it.

Special Report

Sir John Cowperthwaite: A Personal Tribute

Marian L. Tupy | 2.2.06

Adam Smith's man in Hong Kong died last month — but his monumental work survives.

Movie Takes

Manderlay

James Bowman | 2.2.06

Imagine a community in the Deep South of the 1930s where slavery never ended…

Reader Mail

Democrats Licked

2.2.06

SOTUS reviews, Alito wowsers, economics tutorials, the real Navy, double Ben, and much, much more!

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Political Hay

Pretty, Pretty Good

John Tabin | 2.1.06

The President won big when Democrats sat on their little hands last night.

The Public Policy

Health Care’s Missed Appointment

Robert M. Goldberg | 2.1.06

The President last night lost an opportunity to defend and expand his health-care initiatives.

Another Perspective

What Are Op-Eds For?

Iain Murray | 2.1.06

And why the Left doesn't like it — and why it needs to go after not only Doug Bandow and Michael Fumento.

The Nation’s Pulse

Bork to Basics

Jay D. Homnick | 2.1.06

Alito confirmation sets off jubilation and rounds of good humor.

At Large

Ahmadinejad, Hamas, and Saddam

Lisa Fabrizio | 2.1.06

Just imagine the predicament if the Butcher of Baghdad were still in power.

Movie Takes

Annapolis

James Bowman | 2.1.06

Welcome, once again, to Hollywood's bizarro world.

Reader Mail

In the Driver’s Seat

2.1.06

Ben Stein's oil drill. Snarky Orlet. Times out. Drug idiocy. More Jimmy C. Still more replies to Ben on Joel. Caught speeders. Plus much, much more.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The Nation’s Pulse

Oil Is Well

Ben Stein | 1.31.06

Once again, Volvo nation is in a state of hysteria over oil company profits.

Washington Prowler

Supreme Struggles

The Prowler | 1.31.06

Justice Alito day. Howie vs. Harry. Abramoff Democrats.

Media Matters

The Crying Jag

William Tucker | 1.31.06

While the New York Times gets ugly and snippy about inconsequential matters, it ignores serious matters right in its own back yard.

Special Report

Hard Case

James Poulos | 1.31.06

Jailed by draconian drug laws, Richard Paey entered a “medical nightmare zone.” Now he enters the twilight zone of media celebrity.

Among the Intellectualoids

Word of the Year

Christopher Orlet | 1.31.06

Truthiness is Word of the Year, and no, I've never heard of it either.

Another Perspective

Privileged Vice at Play

James Bowman | 1.31.06

These days everyone loves a Don Juan — certainly more than George W. Bush.

Reader Mail

Awful Truths

1.31.06

Democracy, Hamas and accountability. Bringing it on. Jimmy Carter. James Frey. Joel Stein. Ben Stein. Plus much more.

Monday, January 30, 2006

Washington Prowler

The Future Is Now

The Prowler | 1.30.06

Conservative Republicans will decide their own fate this week.

Another Perspective

Democratically Elected Fascists

David Yerushalmi | 1.30.06

The victory of Hamas in Palestine displays the fallacy of the democratic nation-building thesis.

Loose Canons

Make Our Day

Jed Babbin | 1.30.06

Republicans must encourage Kerry's attempt at filibuster.

Eminentoes

A Million Little Truths

Paul Beston | 1.30.06

For James Frey and Joel Stein, the only authority is the individual.

Political Hay

His Deranged Values

Jacob Laksin | 1.30.06

Jimmy Carter endorses breaking the law in the service of Hamas.

Reader Mail

Ben Stein’s Legions

1.30.06

Joel Stein never stood a chance. Plus: Recovering alcoholics, James Frey, and Mark Judge. Remember Maine. Don't Forget Iran. Plus much more.

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