The Nation’s Pulse
The Logistics of Backlash
Lawrence Henry | 4.21.06
When elite and mass opinion are divided on an issue — say, immigration — the elites know how to emerge unscathed.
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Friday, April 21, 2006
The Public Policy
Have a Sunny Earth Day
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 4.21.06
Our dynamic economy drives genuine progress on the conservation and environmental protection fronts.
TAS Live
Mighty Mitt Romney
Shawn Macomber | 4.21.06
If a Mormon Republican chief executive could survive and even thrive in Massachusetts, who's to say he can't become President?
Campus Scenes
To Tell the Truth
Mark A. Kalthoff | 4.21.06
To paraphrase a famous observation, fatuous drivel has consequences.
Reader Mail
Three Rings
4.21.06
Animal lovers unite, not so bad shad, uniforms vs. suits, and much more!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Campaign Crawlers
Gone Shadding With George Allen
David Holman | 4.20.06
It's a one-of-a-kind event older than Virginia's popular senator, but he was clearly the star at yesterday's annual Shad Planking day.
Washington Prowler
Vintage Rove
The Prowler | 4.20.06
He makes sure to leave his policy post in good hands. Plus: Who will save White House-Congressional relations?
The Current Crisis
The American Circus
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.20.06
The public nuisances at PETA are being ordered to heel, sit, and shake hands.
Special Report
On a Roll…
Mark Tooley | 4.20.06
Thanks to the White House Easter egg roll, gay activist Jennifer Chrisler and our correspondent had a very good media week.
Campus Scenes
Yale’s Mission Impossible
Sam Heller | 4.20.06
A great university finds itself lost in the Ivy universe.
Reader Mail
Civilian Civilities
4.20.06
Generals don't fade away — they retire. Our left's dirty tongues. Tax accommodated. Plus much more.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Special Report
Generals Behaving Badly
Charles G. Kels | 4.19.06
The merits of civilian control of the military.
The Nation’s Pulse
Flights of Fantasy
Lisa Fabrizio | 4.19.06
The media's worried that Americans might remember the horrors of September 11.
Reader Mail
Good as Gold
4.19.06
The Fed and inflation insurance. An Indian for the UN. More Newtsayers. Still more responses from the field to Ben Stein. Plus much else.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Special Report
Change Is Slow at Turtle Bay
Robert T. McLean | 4.18.06
The next Secretary-General of the United Nations — most likely an Asian — is not likely to outshine the mediocre Kofi Annan.
Political Hay
Close-Mouthed Republicans
John Samples | 4.18.06
Republican incumbency trumps Democratic free speech.
TAS Live
The Fed Has Lost Power
Tom Bethell | 4.18.06
There's good reason why Democrats don't resist Republican appointments to the Federal Reserve Board the way they do Republican appointments to the federal bench.
Campaign Crawlers
Say Cheese in Wisconsin
Mark G. Michaelsen | 4.18.06
Republican Mark Green is positioned to defeat an incumbent Democratic governor this fall.
Among the Intellectualoids
Hollywood Phones in Its Politics
Louis Wittig | 4.18.06
The problem with American Dreamz is bigger than the moronic Bush-bashing.
Reader Mail
Advisor in Chief
4.18.06
Putting Newt in his place — some strong reactions. Also, those passed-over generals. A house of doom. Plus much more.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Washington Prowler
Corruption Bites Democrats
The Prowler | 4.17.06
Big plans for 2006 are coming to naught. Also: Colin Powell and the anti-Rumsfeld generals. Plus: A Democrat's kook connections.
Political Hay
There’s Only One Newt
Shawn Macomber | 4.17.06
The smartest Republican wows them in New Hampshire.
Loose Canons
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Jed Babbin | 4.17.06
China's President Hu Jintao — one of the world's worst dictators. Read up on the Pacific Cold War.
Special Report
The Long Death of Multiculturalism
Christopher Orlet | 4.17.06
What the U.S. should learn from the demise of another bad European idea.
Movie Takes
Look Both Ways
James Bowman | 4.17.06
A feminine, if not feminist, view of the world, beautifully made.
Reader Mail
Heard Loud and Clear
4.17.06
Ben Stein's Good Friday. Mitt Romney's insurance risk. Border controls. Nicklaus's army. Still more military reactions to Ben Stein's earlier missive. Plus much else.
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