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Friday, May 26, 2006

Special Report

They Did God's Work

Ben Stein | 5.26.06 @ 11:59PM

A special Memorial Day Weekend tribute.

The Nation's Pulse

Neighbors on Main Street

Paul Beston | 5.26.06 @ 12:57AM

Those who gave all -- and those who take -- on Memorial Day.

Special Report

Dainty Raid

John Tabin | 5.26.06 @ 12:52AM

The FBI took every precaution. Congressional leaders crying foul don't know what they're talking about.

Media Matters

"We Don't Read Political Columns Anymore"

Lawrence Henry | 5.26.06 @ 12:07AM

The problem of knowing what a pundit is going to say a few sentences into his column.

In Memoriam

"Senator, You Are No Jack Kennedy"

R. Andrew Newman | 5.26.06 @ 12:06AM

The late Sen. Bentsen's stinging put-down was really a softball.

Another Perspective

No Ducking the Issue

John Luik & Patrick Basham | 5.26.06 @ 12:06AM

Objections to foie gras have a long history. Are they warranted?

Political Hay

Saturday Night's Massacre

Christopher Orlet | 5.26.06 @ 12:05AM

Did the feds tread on the Constitution, or are the crooks hiding behind it?

Reader Mail

Jimmy Wins Again

5.26.06 @ 12:01AM

Coogler Prize results in new malaise. Also: Republicans sweep Jefferson prizes. The political price of gas. Dixies in their cups. Tape measure dead balls. Plus much more.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

The Current Crisis

Carter Wins Second Coogler

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.25.06 @ 12:08AM

Another Worst Book of the Year Award goes to the worst pre-president, worst president, and worst ex-president in our nation's history.

Political Hay

Democrat Deep-Freeze and GOP Brain-Lock

Paul Chesser | 5.25.06 @ 12:08AM

William Jefferson's troubles are such a godsend to Republicans that they've promptly moved to squander their advantage.

At Large

Sudanese If You Don't Please

James Poulos | 5.25.06 @ 12:07AM

Islamism rushes into Africa, where the West still fears to tread.

The Public Policy

Undisclosed Interests

Alex J. Pollock | 5.25.06 @ 12:07AM

Stock market manipulation and the SEC in the post-Enron era.

Special Report

The Price of Republican Gas

David Hogberg & James Dellinger | 5.25.06 @ 12:07AM

The House is again to vote on opening a bit of ANWR to drilling. But do GOP members really understand the law of supply and demand?

Reader Mail

The Ditsy Clucks

5.25.06 @ 12:01AM

Democratic chickens since Henry Wallace. Also: Blogorrhea -- or simply bad writing? Ahmadinejad far gone. Net Neutrality -- one more exchange. Plus much else.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Political Hay

Newsflash for the Dixie Chicks

Jeffrey Lord | 5.24.06 @ 12:09AM

The modern liberal paradigm of America's role in the world is not new. Anyone remember Henry Wallace? George McGovern?

Streetcar Line

Hey, Ho, the Battling Blogs

Quin Hillyer | 5.24.06 @ 12:08AM

Bad writing is their tally: woe

Sports Arena

Speaking Ruth to Power

Lisa Fabrizio | 5.24.06 @ 12:07AM

Barry Bonds has not been Barry, Barry good to baseball.

Special Report

Red Badge of Shame

Jay D. Homnick | 5.24.06 @ 12:06AM

Mr. Ahmadinejad's regime signed its death warrant this week.

The Nation's Pulse

Alabama's Sewer of Corruption

Mark G. Michaelsen | 5.24.06 @ 12:06AM

Democratic problems extend far beyond Washington.

Reader Mail

Testing Tolerance

5.24.06 @ 12:01AM

The New School fails on all counts except making McCain look good. Also: Fingered and printed. Stay clear of Kansas. Return to Eden. Daily missive to Ben Stein. Plus much more.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Washington Prowler

Rove's Restraint

The Prowler | 5.23.06 @ 12:09AM

Like Richard Armitage, he urged reporters to hold back on Valerie Plame.

Political Hay

New Agents of Intolerance

Patrick Hynes | 5.23.06 @ 12:08AM

The left accuses the right of hatred, intolerance, and blind partisanship -- then practices what it preaches against.

The Nation's Pulse

How Creepy Can It Get?

Eric Peters | 5.23.06 @ 12:07AM

We used to fingerprint felons -- now, we're "inking" traffic scofflaws.

Among the Intellectualoids

Hoping for Armageddon

Ralph R. Reiland | 5.23.06 @ 12:06AM

The latest book on the Christian right imagines a destructive conspiracy where none exists.

Movie Takes

Forgiving Dr. Mengele

James Bowman | 5.23.06 @ 12:02AM

Only in America.

Reader Mail

The New Networking

5.23.06 @ 12:01AM

"Network Neutrality" vs. "Internet Neutrality": A Special Exchange. Also: Toomey or not Toomey? The National Council of Churchless. Inversion aversion. Do fence them out. Plus much more.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Washington Prowler

Senate Wash

The Prowler | 5.22.06 @ 12:08AM

Republicans positioned to maintain majority. Also: Google's sins and the Christian Coalition.

Loose Canons

China's South America

Jed Babbin | 5.22.06 @ 12:08AM

If you like $3 a gallon gas, you'll love what Venezuela and China have in mind.

Special Report

Code Turkey

Mark Tooley | 5.22.06 @ 12:07AM

The Da Vinci Code is not liberal enough, the National Council of Churches complains.

The Public Policy

The British Inversion

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 5.22.06 @ 12:07AM

Minor offenses against political correctness invite police brutality, while serious criminality goes unpunished.

Sports Arena

The Colonial's Finest Moment

Reid Collins | 5.22.06 @ 12:06AM

The value of a missed three-foot putt, starring Ben Hogan.

Reader Mail

Paradise Lust

5.22.06 @ 12:01AM

The tree of "sexual knowledge." Escapes from Taxachusetts. Mexican fencing. Hirsi Ali's Holland. Plus much more.

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