Political Hay
Defending the Flag
Ben Stein | 6.30.06
The First Amendment doesn't protect hate speech. Why should it protect hate burning?
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Brain Food
Richard Kirk | 6.30.06
The most amazing thing about Godless is the amount of intellectual meat Ann Coulter has packed into its pages.
Another Perspective
Not All the News Is Fit to Print
Francis J. Beckwith | 6.30.06
In the spirit of “Loose Lips Sink Ships,” the administration should undertake a PR offensive against the press's release of classified information.
The Nation’s Pulse
Dam It
Reid Collins | 6.30.06
In this week's great flood, eerie reminders of Johnstown 1889.
Special Report
The Threat We Face…and the Path Ahead
Herbert London | 6.30.06
Sober reflections before the July 4 partying begins.
Eminentoes
Do Unto Others
Mark Hyman | 6.30.06
A notorious American hopes to remain an innocent abroad.
Movie Takes
The Road to Guantanamo
James Bowman | 6.30.06
“Chilling out” in Afghanistan could get you in trouble.
Reader Mail
Scoundrel Time
6.30.06
Starring… J.F. Kerry & Co. Also: Labor's losses. Connecticut Joe. Blood lines. Plus much else.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Special Report
Labor’s Desperate Measures
Dennis C. Vacco | 6.29.06
While preying on business, a prominent New York nonprofit plays fast and loose with the law.
Campaign Crawlers
How to Court a Connecticut Yankee
J.P. Freire | 6.29.06
The Nutmeg State is not drifting further left — one reason Sen. Joe Lieberman will survive.
The Public Policy
Gay Behaviors vs. Public Health
Robert Seidenberg | 6.29.06
Misplaced victimhood as a basis for FDA policy.
The Current Crisis
The Kerry Brigade
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.29.06
Fighting mean, these patheticos have been Holmanized.
Campus Scenes
Unions: For the Children?
Michael Reitz | 6.29.06
A teachers' union affiliate deems donations to an anti-sex trafficking group “not acceptable.”
Reader Mail
Buffett’s Billions
6.29.06
What a waste it is to give away a fortune. Also: Paulson's stunner. Ethanol fools. A lot more on Rudy G. Plus much else.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Washington Prowler
Paulson Gives Pause
The Prowler | 6.28.06
Is the next Treasury Secretary on board with Bush tax policies?
Special Report
The Huffington Post’s Swift Antics
David Holman | 6.28.06
Hatred and venom spew from an anti-Swift Boat Veteran site.
Streetcar Line
Guarding the Homeland
Quin Hillyer | 6.28.06
Michael Chertoff has been misunderestimated.
Another Perspective
Shifting Defense Responsibilities to Japan
Doug Bandow | 6.28.06
Prime Minister Koizumi's visit to the U.S. is a good occasion for some straight talk with a key ally.
The Nation’s Pulse
Flex Fuel Fuzzy Math
Eric Peters | 6.28.06
Washington's ethanol addiction is giving cynicism a good name.
Eminentoes
You Can Buff It, But You Can’t Make it Shine
Jay D. Homnick | 6.28.06
Two rich men who like to play give-away in a non-life affirming way.
Reader Mail
Rudy Awakenings
6.28.06
Reactions to a Giuliani presidential candidacy. Also: Sager and conservatives. Who teaches groupthink? Bush and the Happy Warrior. Plus much more.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Live From New York
Giuliani and History
Philip Klein | 6.27.06
In the age of terror, he could be the best presidential candidate available.
Political Hay
Hurting the Ones You (Ought to) Love
Patrick Hynes | 6.27.06
Why do some libertarians want a war with the Christian Right?
Special Report
The Return of the Non-Aligned Movement
Robert T. McLean | 6.27.06
A relic of the Cold War continues to interfere with Washington's ambitions.
The Public Policy
Can Social Security Reform Be Saved?
David Hogberg | 6.27.06
A recent Washington panel's proposed compromise may not fly — but what alternative is there?
Among the Intellectualoids
Groupthink vs. Freedom
Ralph R. Reiland | 6.27.06
Where's George Orwell when you really need him?
Reader Mail
None Dare Not Call It Treason
6.27.06
The New York Times lives in shame. Also: Ben Stein's Rove Republicanism. More words on Andrew. Plus much else.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Washington Prowler
Democrat Down Cycle
The Prowler | 6.26.06
On the defensive in key Senate races. Lieberman looks good. Grounding Norm Mineta's successor.
Loose Canons
The New War Profiteers
Jed Babbin | 6.26.06
Merrily shredding the First Amendment with Pinch, Bill and Jill.
Political Hay
Memo to AOL and the Angry Left
Jeffrey Lord | 6.26.06
Have they ever heard about TV and the Internet?
Another Perspective
In Defense of Andrew Sullivan — And Christianists
James Poulos | 6.26.06
Having it both ways (and neither way).
Reader Mail
Adventures With Andrew
6.26.06
Dr. Sullivan, the tough Tory toff. Plus: Nuptials grammar. Friday in review. Severe tongue-dashing. And much more.
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