Special Report
Foley in Perspective
Ben Stein | 10.6.06
A country with its priorities badly out of whack — this and a few other post-Yom Kippur reflections.
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Friday, October 6, 2006
Another Perspective
Message to Islamists: Don’t Tread on Me
H. W. Crocker, III | 10.6.06
America should observe tomorrow's anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto.
Political Hay
Every Seat Counts
John Tabin | 10.6.06
How will scandal affect the upcoming elections? Could what is lost this year be regained in 2008?
At Large
Denial and the Frog
George H. Wittman | 10.6.06
Bob Woodward must be clever enough to know that those calling for swift withdrawal from Iraq also live in denial — the Middle East we will always have with us.
Eminentoes
Apocalyptic Ahmadinejad
Christopher Orlet | 10.6.06
The Hidden Imam is coming to judge the quick and the dead — by Sharia Law.
Reader Mail
Wise Counsel
10.6.06
The politics of l'affaire Foley. Also: More Ben Stein winners. Unregrettable Democrats. Pelosi's parade. Plus much more.
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Washington Prowler
They’ll Regret It
The Prowler | 10.5.06
In going too far in the Foley scandal, Democrats risk major exposure themselves.
Streetcar Line
Double Standards on Pedophilia
Quin Hillyer | 10.5.06
Let's compare Bill Clinton to Dennis Hastert.
The Current Crisis
A Columbus Day Landing
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 10.5.06
We have all arrived here as immigrants, but we have all melted into the American melting pot and added our different spices to the American stew.
At Large
The Great Firewall of China
Doug Bandow | 10.5.06
A close-up look at how Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo enable repression.
Reader Mail
Hypocrisy Held Over
10.5.06
Still more knives aimed at Ben Stein — whose defenders come equipped with shields. Also: The fear the Democrats factor. The Dems' CREW team. The Great War. Speaking of Pence. Plus more.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Washington Prowler
Demolition CREW
The Prowler | 10.4.06
What other October surprises do post-Foley Democrats have lined up for Republicans? A Special Prowler report.
Political Hay
Seems Like Old Times
Lisa Fabrizio | 10.4.06
Not only has Osama bin Laden not been put out of business, but neither has the VRWC — according to those who invented the term.
Movie Takes
Flyboys
James Bowman | 10.4.06
For more intelligent, realistic coverage of World War I, watch a cartoon.
Reader Mail
Knives Out for Ben Stein
10.4.06
No more Foleying around — an onslaught of fresh responses to “Hypocrisy, Democrat Style.”
Reader Mail
A Party of Begalas
10.4.06
Democrats out for blood. Plus: A Murtha admirer. An Arnold nonadmirer. Why Iraq? Amish America.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Another Perspective
Iraq: A Mistake Worth Making
William Tucker | 10.3.06
The war with radical Islam will be a long one — so far we've learned a lot about what not to do as we move ahead.
Political Hay
California: Color It Purple
Peter Hannaford | 10.3.06
How a red and blue Arnold reinvented himself.
Media Matters
Democrats Identify the Enemy
Jeffrey Lord | 10.3.06
Thank you, Paul Begala, for the advance work.
The Nation’s Pulse
Nightmare in Utopia
Andrew Cline | 10.3.06
What a tragedy in Amish country can teach us.
The Public Policy
Incentives Work — The Bush Record
Ralph R. Reiland | 10.3.06
It's not one on which Democrats are running.
Reader Mail
La Cage Aux Foley
10.3.06
Reactions to Ben Stein's “Hypocrisy, Democrat Style.” Are Republicans “sick and disgusting”? Plus much more.
Monday, October 2, 2006
Special Report
Hypocrisy, Democrat Style
Ben Stein | 10.2.06
Reflecting on Mark Foley and George Allen.
Washington Prowler
Ports of Call
The Prowler | 10.2.06
Dems turn security against vulnerable Republicans. Also: Joe goes it alone. Romney's new Catholic backing.
Loose Canons
The Democrats’ Anxiety Closet
Jed Babbin | 10.2.06
It's there for the Republicans to open, if only they weren't so chicken.
Another Perspective
Face to Face (With Oneself)
Jay D. Homnick | 10.2.06
On Yom Kippur, there is no masquerading.
TAS Live
American Exceptionalism
James Q. Wilson | 10.2.06
A reminder of the caution with which the U.S. must proceed in its admirable efforts to advance the cause of liberty and freedom in the world. The first in a series of special American Spectator essays.
Political Hay
Chavez Held Up Mirror to Liberals
Heather Robinson | 10.2.06
To them he's a joke — not an international outlaw like the current U.S. president.
Movie Takes
All the King’s Men
James Bowman | 10.2.06
Attitude is all there is now, more vacuous than ever.
Reader Mail
Abscam Scoundrel Time
10.2.06
Murtha has his defenders. Also: What's in a fire name? Dancing Around. Fruitcake's ultimate recipe. Plus much more.
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