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Friday, March 31, 2006

Special Report

State-Sponsored Terrorism, Anyone?

Laurie Mylroie | 3.31.06

An examination of a key report on Iraq and the Saudi Opposition from the cache of documents captured during Operation Iraqi Freedom and now released by the U.S. government, with additional commentary by the document’s Iraqi translator who is working with Ms. Mylroie.

The Nation’s Pulse

Employee Theft

Lawrence Henry | 3.31.06

How indignant some people — illegal immigrants, say — get when actually held to account for breaking the law.

Another Perspective

An Anniversary and a Movie

Pia de Solenni | 3.31.06

Terri Schiavo died one year ago today. One way to honor her memory is to view the overlooked film, Just Like Heaven.

In Memoriam

Weinberger’s Wisdom

Paul Kengor | 3.31.06

Caspar Weinberger helped to defeat Communism, all the while insisting he was just doing the work his boss wanted done.

At Large

March Madness in Paris

D. Kelly Jones | 3.31.06

In their chronic insecurity, the French take to the Jacobin streets.

Sports Arena

Mason Grace

Jay D. Homnick | 3.31.06

King David had a good shot, but could he play defense like George Mason?

Reader Mail

Moving On Up

3.31.06

Our southern guests and neighbors — how and when will it all end? Plus much more, including a fan letter to remember and a belated attempt at horseplay.

Thursday, March 30, 2006

The Current Crisis

The Rise of Boltenism

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.30.06

Watch out, dismal Harry — it's the new McCarthyism!

Special Report

What Palestinians?

Philip Klein | 3.30.06

Tuesday's elections found Israelis inward looking and happy to endorse the dying Ariel Sharon over the vibrant Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Nation’s Pulse

Immigration Ground Zero

Carol Platt Liebau | 3.30.06

Debate is at a boiling point — and most Americans don't think anyone is entitled to live in America illegally.

The Public Policy

Time to Reform Sarbanes-Oxley

Alex J. Pollock | 3.30.06

Blaming every other company in the U.S. for the Enron and WorldCom scandals has been a bonanza for accountants and a killer for small companies especially. Congress need to correct a very bad law.

Among the Intellectualoids

Thundering Theophobes

Mark Judge | 3.30.06

They see Richard John Neuhaus behind every corner.

Reader Mail

Americans in Service to Americans

3.30.06

Ben Stein strikes another chord. Plus: Lisa, one and only. Help me, Hillary. Afghan understandings. Ireland pays a price. Socialized water. Oscar Ben in permanent reruns. And much more.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

The Nation’s Pulse

Better People Than I Am

Ben Stein | 3.29.06

Herewith a little simple story…

Streetcar Line

Judge Knot

Quin Hillyer | 3.29.06

Why are judicial nominees still tied up in the Senate?

Another Perspective

Misunderstanding Afghanistan

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 3.29.06

Public reaction to the Afghan convert case reveals contradictions in U.S. policy.

In Memoriam

Lyn Nofziger: An Appreciation

Nicholas Thimmesch, II | 3.29.06

He was not just a conservative but a Reagan conservative.

The Public Policy

Liberal Hypocrisy on Medicare

Robert M. Goldberg | 3.29.06

If Bush's drug plan reforms were Clinton's, Families USA's Ron Pollack would love them.

Media Matters

Life After Two Deaths

Lisa Fabrizio | 3.29.06

One year later, the attention surrounding the passings of Pope John Paul II and Terri Schiavo is bearing fruit for the culture of life.

Reader Mail

Road Scholars

3.29.06

Driving America's highways. Glaciers become puddles. Unwelcome guests work. More immigration showdowns. Filled with phloem. Gambling on Jack Abramoff. Yet another Oscar Ben round. Plus much more.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Political Hay

Schweitzer’s Folly

David Holman | 3.28.06

What evidence is there for man-made global warming melting the glaciers in Glacier National Park? None. (Don't let George Stephanopoulos tell you otherwise.)

Special Report

Muslim Refuseniks Speak Out

Christopher Orlet | 3.28.06

Manifesto calls for resistance to religious totalitarianism.

The Nation’s Pulse

You’ll Get Your Kicks on, er, I-40

Peter Hannaford | 3.28.06

America on the Interstate is America homogenized.

Another Perspective

Rioting for Ineptitude

Ralph R. Reiland | 3.28.06

France should look across the sea…to Ireland.

Movie Takes

Joyeux Noel

James Bowman | 3.28.06

A moving though not necessarily perceptive account of the Christmas truce on the Western Front in 1914.

Reader Mail

Immigration Truths

3.28.06

No easy answers — Jed Babbin in the crossfire. Baylor denied tenure. An ode to Tony Blair. Plus much more.

Monday, March 27, 2006

The Nation’s Pulse

Two Families, One Country

Paul Beston | 3.27.06

The Sheehans, the Tillmans, and what is owed.

Washington Prowler

Selling the Internet Rope

The Prowler | 3.27.06

House Republicans cooperate in high tech schemes to benefit Democrats and speed their own demise. Plus: The biggest loser of 2006.

Loose Canons

Rebuilding the Welfare State (Illegally)

Jed Babbin | 3.27.06

The illegal immigration mess figures in Democrat plans for '08. What will President Bush tells his buds in Cancun?

Campus Scenes

Tenure Denial as Revenge

Graduate Student X | 3.27.06

The plight of Francis Beckwith at Baylor University.

Media Matters

Hardy Laura

Jay D. Homnick | 3.27.06

The First Lady of Talk Radio has a momentous week.

Reader Mail

Mixed Blessings

3.27.06

Deathly, murderous polygamy. Joe Morgan's chicken-wing swing. Sudan interventions. Red Lobster digs. Plus much more.

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