The American Spectator

Special Report

Eretz Israel

Ben Stein | 7.14.06 @ 9:57AM

A few thoughts about the war in the Middle East.

topics: Iran, Russia, Israel

Political Hay

Plaming Out: Joe Wilson Jumps the Shark

Jeffrey Lord | 7.14.06 @ 12:10AM

Finally the nation will see Joe and fair Valerie in all their vanity.

topics: Hillary Clinton, Hollywood, Law, Supreme Court, Iraq, NATO

Special Report

The Death of Shamil Basayev

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross | 7.14.06 @ 12:08AM

How the late jihadist leader began as a swashbuckling separatist.

topics: Islam, Military, Iraq, Russia, Oil

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What's in a Word?

Florence King | 7.14.06 @ 12:08AM

The definition of sheer joy is the reaction of a conservative on learning that a book entitled Manliness has just been published.

topics: Education, Trade, Business, Law, Africa

At Large

Nuclear Security at the G-8

Rensselaer Lee | 7.14.06 @ 12:07AM

Russia's unprotected nukes should be a top item of discussion with His Excellency, Mr. Putin.

topics: Vladimir Putin, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Energy

Another Perspective

I Don't Know Much About Soccer, But...

William Tucker | 7.14.06 @ 12:07AM

Taking offense at the offside rule.

The Nation's Pulse

Pornography for Golfers

Lawrence Henry | 7.14.06 @ 12:07AM

The irresistible allure of Golf Channel infomercials.

Reader Mail

Proud Moments

7.14.06 @ 12:01AM

A weekend host. Defending Alabama. Soccer glories. Cell phone moms. Plus much more.

topics: Trade, Television, Economics, Sports, Islam, Environment, Law, Iraq, NATO, Communism

Special Report

India's 7/11

Clinton W. Taylor | 7.13.06 @ 12:22AM

This one is not going away.

topics: Trade, Television, Business, Islam, Pakistan

Another Perspective

Cell Phones and Driving Don't Mix

Eric Peters | 7.13.06 @ 12:08AM

Yapping drivers are as dangerous as besotted ones -- so why the selective morality?

topics: Business, Environment, Movies, Law

The Current Crisis

The Ring Around the White Collar

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.13.06 @ 12:08AM

Washington's obsessive enforcement of Sarbanes-Oxley is turning London into a business mecca.

topics: Trade, Business, Law, Oil

Eminentoes

Unembarrassable Helen Thomas

Manon McKinnon | 7.13.06 @ 12:06AM

Retirement has yet to make her acquaintance.

topics: Books, Constitution, Law, Iraq, Iran, Israel, NATO, Oil

Another Perspective

Kim Jong-il and the Heart of Darkness

Jay D. Homnick | 7.13.06 @ 12:06AM

What makes an insane monster a responsible agent?

topics: Law, Military

Political Hay

Old School Bribery in the Old South

Mark G. Michaelsen | 7.13.06 @ 12:05AM

The culture of corruption, Alabama style.

topics: Medicaid

Reader Mail

Penalty Kicks

7.13.06 @ 12:01AM

Soccer takes a drubbing -- but what a goalie! Also: Electric car shocks. Male planet. Murky Murtha. Keller defended (really). Plus more.

topics: Trade, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Clinton, Business, Sports, Environment, Military, Iraq, United Nations, NATO, Socialism, Energy

Special Report

The Rest of Murtha's FBI Tape

David Holman | 7.12.06 @ 12:09AM

It doesn't sound good for Jack -- and did he lie to John McLaughlin?

topics: Mainstream Media, Business

Streetcar Line

Dad and "Dollar Bill" Jefferson

Quin Hillyer | 7.12.06 @ 12:08AM

The gift that keeps on giving.

topics: Taxes, Education, Trade, Business, Abortion, Military, Iraq, NATO, Oil

Sports Arena

Soccer, Anyone?

Reid Collins | 7.12.06 @ 12:07AM

Even if America tries to like it somehow it just doesn't play here. Is it us, or the nature of the game?

topics: Sports

The Public Policy

Union's Summer, Travelers' Bummer

Ivan Osorio | 7.12.06 @ 12:07AM

A Big Labor defector is promising many unpleasant stays at our nation's leading hotels this vacation season.

topics: Trade, NATO, Unions

The Nation's Pulse

Not-So-Free Love

Lisa Fabrizio | 7.12.06 @ 12:06AM

Two gay marriage-busting rulings restore moral clarity.

topics: Religion, Constitution, Law

Movie Takes

Who Killed the Electric Car?

James Bowman | 7.12.06 @ 12:02AM

Hollywood discovers yet another conspiracy.

topics: Business, Environment, Global Warming, Hollywood, Communism, Oil

Reader Mail

Land of the Free

7.12.06 @ 12:01AM

And ex-Soviet spies. Also: Arizona adjunct. Eritrea and Islam. Finn drink. Keller watch continues. Plus much more.

topics: Taxes, Education, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Business, Religion, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, Russia, NATO, Africa, Socialism, Communism, Conservatism, Energy

Special Report

The Free Market Isn't So Free

Shawn Macomber | 7.11.06 @ 12:09AM

An interview with Timothy P. Carney, author of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money.

topics: Taxes, Mainstream Media, Business, Law, Military, Nuclear Weapons

The Nation's Pulse

Blogs 3, Moonbats 0

Christopher Orlet | 7.11.06 @ 12:07AM

Bloggers out another dangerous mind.

topics: Education, Mainstream Media, Religion, Islam, Iraq

At Large

The Dirty Dozen Religious Persecutors

Doug Bandow | 7.11.06 @ 12:05AM

The world remains a dangerous place for humble believers.

topics: Business, Religion, Islam, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Africa, North Korea

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Engineering Communism: American Style

Robert M. Goldberg | 7.11.06 @ 12:05AM

The deflating story of two Americans who spied and labored for the workers' paradise.

topics: Environment, Books, Military, Communism

Movie Takes

The Motel

James Bowman | 7.11.06 @ 12:02AM

A finely acted coming of age story.

topics: Business

Reader Mail

In These Times

7.11.06 @ 12:01AM

The N.Y. Times prosecution complex. Also: Shooting down North Korea. An unfinished Finn. Ethan Allen Dean. Global warmup. Plus more.

topics: Trade, Business, Religion, Islam, Abortion, Environment, Global Warming, Books, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, NATO, Africa, North Korea, Immigration, Energy

Washington Prowler

Introducing Eric Lichtblau

The Prowler | 7.10.06 @ 12:09AM

Zeroing in on the damage the New York Times has caused.

topics: Law

Loose Canons

Crazy Kim, Cozy Carl, and the Bow Wave

Jed Babbin | 7.10.06 @ 12:09AM

North Korea's Taepodong tests are a reminder how defenseless Sen. Levin has left us and how timid Republicans have been to follow through on Reaganite missile defense.

topics: Books, Military, Pakistan, NATO, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons

Special Report

Meet James Mattoon Keller

Jeffrey Lord | 7.10.06 @ 12:08AM

Into The Twilight Zone with the New York Times.

topics: Foreign Policy, Education, Hillary Clinton, Television, Business, Religion, Hollywood, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, NATO, North Korea, Oil

At Large

Is Europe Finished?

Joel Miller | 7.10.06 @ 12:07AM

Who else could give new meaning to the term "Latin lover"?

topics: Taxes, European Union

Political Hay

Pentecost of Big Government

Mark Tooley | 7.10.06 @ 12:06AM

Democrats like Hillary, Barack Obama, and Howie Dean gather to pray at the altar of no tax cuts for the rich.

topics: Health Care, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Religion, Abortion, Environment, Constitution, Law, Military, NATO

Reader Mail

Climate in Court

7.10.06 @ 12:01AM

Global warming goes indoors. Also: Superman's wayward ways. Benedict Arnold times. Lay in state. Still Judging Coulter. Plus much more.

topics: Trade, Business, Islam, Abortion, Environment, Global Warming, Hollywood, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Military, Iraq, Iran, United Nations, Energy, Oil