Political Hay
The Tiresome Cult of the Outsider
Paul Beston | 1.26.07
Out with the new.
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Friday, January 26, 2007
Special Report
Where Have All the Poets Gone?
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 1.26.07
Surely patriotism and associated values like honor, courage and respect for tradition and heritage are still worth celebrating.
Another Perspective
Who Killed Taleshia Ford?
Jeremy Lott | 1.26.07
In Washington, D.C., killers in bars go free while the police and Post crack down on the bartenders and servers instead.
Reader Mail
Unfair and Imbalanced
1.26.07
Media lynch mobsters in the age of Bush: Responses to Ben Stein. Also: Lt. Renehan's departure. Understanding Charles Murray. Greened Evangelicals. Berger detection. Plus more.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Political Hay
The Lynching of the President
Ben Stein | 1.25.07
The media lynch mob can't impeach him, so it's doing the next worst thing.
Special Report
Of This World
John Renehan | 1.25.07
An Army lieutenant reflects on his former civilian life and pending deployment to Iraq.
The Current Crisis
Bad News for Berger
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.25.07
If a State Department expert can be sentenced to jail for “careless” possession of classfied documents, why not Sandy Berger?
The Nation’s Pulse
Who Needs Brains?
Paul Chesser | 1.25.07
They aren't necessary for success — a message from Charles Murray.
Eminentoes
Getting Green Religion
Mark Tooley | 1.25.07
A new attempt to suggest that evangelicals and global warming activists are drawing closer.
Buy the Book
Good Grief
Florence King | 1.25.07
What might the saving graces of Elizabeth Edwards be?
Reader Mail
Going With the Wind
1.25.07
A tax credit that works? Defeatism is in the air. Also: August 7 in Tanzania. Chicago's new Rev. Ike. Find a new global warming thesis. Plus more.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Political Hay
Making an Effort
John Tabin | 1.24.07
On Iraq, and Iran, Mr. Bush wasn't addressing the Democrats but the public, which isn't yet as eager to hasten a bloodbath.
The Public Policy
The Good, The Pretty Good, and The Ugly
David Hogberg | 1.24.07
On health care and spending, the president made sense. On energy — watch out. A market-distorting disaster of subsidies and likely corruption.
Eminentoes
Abraham, Martin, and John…and Barack?
Thomas J. Craughwell | 1.24.07
Meet the Archdiocese of Chicago's Al Sharpton.
Streetcar Line
A Wreck of a Case
Quin Hillyer | 1.24.07
The Libby obsessed Patrick Fitzgerald, in the role of Mike Nifong.
Campaign Crawlers
Democrat Derby
Lisa Fabrizio | 1.24.07
Everyone's running, except apparently Al Gore.
The Nation’s Pulse
Greenhouse Gasbaggery
Peter Hannaford | 1.24.07
The latest winter of our discontented. But then there is S. Fred Singer.
Reader Mail
Oversight Exercised
1.24.07
POGO explains its vision. Also: Gauging global warming perspectives. Sticking it, bumper-to-bumper. Plus more.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
At Large
Do You Remember Nairobi?
Shawn Macomber | 1.23.07
The international left brings its selective memory to Kenya.
Another Perspective
The Iran Excuse
Robert VerBruggen | 1.23.07
It's the nukes that matter, not its negligible presence in Iraq.
Political Hay
The Secret Ballot Destruction Act
Doug Bandow | 1.23.07
The Pelosi Congress is ready to come through for Big Labor with legislation to keep workers from voting on whether or not to unionize.
The Nation’s Pulse
Bumper-Sticker Profiling
R. Andrew Newman | 1.23.07
When the car ahead looks like Michael Moore vomited on its bumper.
Reader Mail
Last Rights
1.23.07
Jed Babbin's united stand. Alberto Gonzales at a loss. Hemingway's white elephants. A Tancredo victory scenario. Plus more.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Washington Prowler
Democrats in a Hurry
The Prowler | 1.22.07
Hillary speeds up her announcement. Bill's role in Clinton II administration. Waxman's torture agenda. POGO's oversight shtick, as reporters “faciliate.” Plus more.
Another Perspective
The Experience of Abortion
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 1.22.07
On the day of the annual March for Life, Ernest Hemingway's searing short story can serve as a profound guide.
Eminentoes
Oh Boy, Alberto
Jeremy Lott | 1.22.07
The attorney general has some trouble recalling what he learned in Constitutional Law 101.
At Large
Turkish Blood
Christopher Orlet | 1.22.07
Ankara's curb on free speech stirs up jihadists and dooms intellectuals.
Reader Mail
Immigration Showdown
1.22.07
Tancredoists insist their time won't be wasted. Also: Britain's sinking feeling. The Winter of '32. Plus much more.
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