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They Did God’s Work
Ben Stein | 5.26.06
A special Memorial Day Weekend tribute.
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Friday, May 26, 2006
The Nation’s Pulse
Neighbors on Main Street
Paul Beston | 5.26.06
Those who gave all — and those who take — on Memorial Day.
Special Report
Dainty Raid
John Tabin | 5.26.06
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
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
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
Objections to foie gras have a long history. Are they warranted?
Political Hay
Saturday Night’s Massacre
Christopher Orlet | 5.26.06
Did the feds tread on the Constitution, or are the crooks hiding behind it?
Reader Mail
Jimmy Wins Again
5.26.06
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
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
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
Islamism rushes into Africa, where the West still fears to tread.
The Public Policy
Undisclosed Interests
Alex J. Pollock | 5.25.06
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
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
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
The modern liberal paradigm of America's role in the world is not new. Anyone remember Henry Wallace? George McGovern?
Sports Arena
Speaking Ruth to Power
Lisa Fabrizio | 5.24.06
Barry Bonds has not been Barry, Barry good to baseball.
Special Report
Red Badge of Shame
Jay D. Homnick | 5.24.06
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
Democratic problems extend far beyond Washington.
Reader Mail
Testing Tolerance
5.24.06
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
Like Richard Armitage, he urged reporters to hold back on Valerie Plame.
Political Hay
New Agents of Intolerance
Patrick Hynes | 5.23.06
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
We used to fingerprint felons — now, we're “inking” traffic scofflaws.
Among the Intellectualoids
Hoping for Armageddon
Ralph R. Reiland | 5.23.06
The latest book on the Christian right imagines a destructive conspiracy where none exists.
Reader Mail
The New Networking
5.23.06
“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
Republicans positioned to maintain majority. Also: Google's sins and the Christian Coalition.
Loose Canons
China’s South America
Jed Babbin | 5.22.06
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
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
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
The value of a missed three-foot putt, starring Ben Hogan.
Reader Mail
Paradise Lust
5.22.06
The tree of “sexual knowledge.” Escapes from Taxachusetts. Mexican fencing. Hirsi Ali's Holland. Plus much more.
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