The Nation's Pulse
The Logistics of Backlash
Lawrence Henry | 4.21.06 @ 12:08AM
When elite and mass opinion are divided on an issue -- say, immigration -- the elites know how to emerge unscathed.
When elite and mass opinion are divided on an issue -- say, immigration -- the elites know how to emerge unscathed.
Our dynamic economy drives genuine progress on the conservation and environmental protection fronts.
If a Mormon Republican chief executive could survive and even thrive in Massachusetts, who's to say he can't become President?
Coming soon to a sweaty multiplex near you.
To paraphrase a famous observation, fatuous drivel has consequences.
Animal lovers unite, not so bad shad, uniforms vs. suits, and much more!
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.
He makes sure to leave his policy post in good hands. Plus: Who will save White House-Congressional relations?
The public nuisances at PETA are being ordered to heel, sit, and shake hands.
Thanks to the White House Easter egg roll, gay activist Jennifer Chrisler and our correspondent had a very good media week.
A great university finds itself lost in the Ivy universe.
Generals don't fade away -- they retire. Our left's dirty tongues. Tax accommodated. Plus much more.
Where were the anti-tax rallies this year?
The merits of civilian control of the military.
The media's worried that Americans might remember the horrors of September 11.
Hamas declares itself, loud and clear.
The Fed and inflation insurance. An Indian for the UN. More Newtsayers. Still more responses from the field to Ben Stein. Plus much else.
The next Secretary-General of the United Nations -- most likely an Asian -- is not likely to outshine the mediocre Kofi Annan.
Republican incumbency trumps Democratic free speech.
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.
Republican Mark Green is positioned to defeat an incumbent Democratic governor this fall.
The problem with American Dreamz is bigger than the moronic Bush-bashing.
Putting Newt in his place -- some strong reactions. Also, those passed-over generals. A house of doom. Plus much more.
Big plans for 2006 are coming to naught. Also: Colin Powell and the anti-Rumsfeld generals. Plus: A Democrat's kook connections.
The smartest Republican wows them in New Hampshire.
China's President Hu Jintao -- one of the world's worst dictators. Read up on the Pacific Cold War.
What the U.S. should learn from the demise of another bad European idea.
A feminine, if not feminist, view of the world, beautifully made.
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.