The American Spectator

Political Hay

Giuliani's Gaffe

Philip Klein | 4.6.07 @ 12:08AM

Rudy's comments in support of public financing for abortion not only complicate his efforts to woo social conservatives, but create the impression that he's simply "winging it."

topics: Television, Abortion, Constitution, Law

Special Report

Harry Reid's Banana Peel

Peter Hannaford | 4.6.07 @ 12:08AM

Defunding our troops is a Democratic loser -- but party leaders can't help themselves.

topics: Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Law, Iraq

The Nation's Pulse

The Canine Custodian

Lawrence Henry | 4.6.07 @ 12:07AM

It's all about finding your niche and knowing you can.

topics: Taxes, Trade, Business, Sports, Law, NATO

Campaign Crawlers

Lower Tier Troubles

Melanie Harmon | 4.6.07 @ 12:06AM

Jim Gilmore's presidential campaign illustrates the challenges faced by conservative candidates with lots of ideas and little money or organization.

topics: Taxes, Hillary Clinton, Abortion, Military, Iraq, Conservatism, Immigration

TAS Live

The Anxious Search: Are We Alone?

Tom Bethell | 4.6.07 @ 12:06AM

Why have we invested so much hope in SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?

topics: Religion, Global Warming, Books, Law

Another Perspective

Oil the President's Men

Jay D. Homnick | 4.6.07 @ 12:06AM

Four dollars for a gallon of gasoline is a legacy only a President Gore would want to claim as his own.

topics: Transportation, Business, Global Warming, Law, Iraq, Oil

Reader Mail

Pelosi Wins Recount

4.6.07 @ 12:01AM

The Damascus damsel earns top honors. Also: Hot air. The vital Reagan center. The hipsters' last performance. Plus more.

topics: Foreign Policy, Nancy Pelosi, Economics, Business, Global Warming, Constitution, Supreme Court, Military, Iran, Russia, Israel, Immigration, Energy, Oil

Enemy of the Week

The Air Up There

Enemy Central | 4.5.07 @ 12:08AM

Hagel is safe for another week -- or until he collects $26 million --- whichever comes first.

topics: Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Environment, Constitution, Supreme Court, Iran, Russia, Oil

The Current Crisis

The Hippies' Last Hurrah

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.5.07 @ 12:08AM

Welcome to the Spring of 2007.

topics: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Socialism

Another Perspective

Missing a Rational Center

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 4.5.07 @ 12:07AM

Has ideology trumped competence in American foreign policy?

topics: Foreign Policy, Television, Books, Military, Iraq, Iran, NATO, Conservatism, Neoconservatism

The Nation's Pulse

Carolina on My Mind

Patrick O'Hannigan | 4.5.07 @ 12:07AM

Or is it California?

topics: Business, Sports, Law

Among the Intellectualoids

No Blues, No Boos

Ralph R. Reiland | 4.5.07 @ 12:06AM

Niceness rules, so that everyone can end up a clueless and self-satisfied loser.

topics: Education, Sports, Law

TAS Live

Sick As Usual

Greg Gutfeld | 4.5.07 @ 12:06AM

Our author returns to New York, praying for the codeine to kick in.

topics: Environment, Global Warming, Hollywood, Movies, Iraq, Energy

Reader Mail

Staying the Course

4.5.07 @ 12:01AM

The Philippines insurgency and now Iraq. Also: A Romneyesque one-two. Rhodesians today. Easter liberalism. Blissful Augusta. Plus more.

topics: Television, Business, Religion, Islam, Movies, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, Africa, Communism, Oil, Medicare

Special Report

Hostage Enrichment

John Tabin | 4.4.07 @ 12:59AM

Iran's Revolutionary Guards resort to tried methods to advance their nuclear project. (Updated 4:50 p.m.)

topics: Business, Islam, Military, Iraq, Iran, European Union, Nuclear Weapons, Energy

Another Perspective

Iraq and Counterinsurgency

William Tucker | 4.4.07 @ 12:08AM

America is unlikely to have the patience to stay in Iraq as long as it did in the Philippines a century ago.

topics: John McCain, Military, Iraq, NATO

Streetcar Line

The Palette of The Masters

Quin Hillyer | 4.4.07 @ 12:08AM

A practice round made perfect -- live from Augusta National.

topics: Television

At Large

Elderly and Abandoned

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 4.4.07 @ 12:07AM

The Blair government washes its hands of Zimbabwe's remaining Britons.

topics: Sports, Law, Israel, Africa

The Nation's Pulse

It Must Be Easter

Lisa Fabrizio | 4.4.07 @ 12:07AM

It never fails, as Church-bashers remember to take the holy out of Holy Week.

topics: Trade, Barack Obama, Religion, Islam, Abortion, Constitution, Africa, Socialism, Communism

Movie Takes

Memory

James Bowman | 4.4.07 @ 12:02AM

All you'll likely remember of this "psychological thriller" is that two psychos aren't better than one.

topics: Religion

Reader Mail

Keep On Truckin'

4.4.07 @ 12:01AM

Incandescent thoughts on fuel economy. Happy drives. Tax and tax. Assimilating Islam. Illegal immigration days. Plus much more.

topics: Taxes, Transportation, Foreign Policy, Trade, John McCain, Bill Clinton, Business, Religion, Islam, Global Warming, Books, Hollywood, Movies, Constitution, Law, Founding Fathers, Iraq, Iran, Africa, Immigration, Energy, Oil, Medicare

Political Hay

The Coming Democratic Tax Increase

W. James Antle, III | 4.3.07 @ 12:09AM

As long as Nancy Pelosi and company control Congress, taxpayers should watch their wallets.

topics: Taxes, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Clinton, Business, Law, NATO

Special Report

Hello, Columbus

Lars Walker | 4.3.07 @ 12:08AM

You mean everyone isn't just like us?

topics: Environment

At Large

Scarf Wars

Christopher Orlet | 4.3.07 @ 12:07AM

Reasonable accommodation or creeping Sharia?

topics: Religion, Islam, Iran, Oil

The Public Policy

Fuel Economy at All Costs

Eric Peters | 4.3.07 @ 12:07AM

Rep. Ed Markey wants you to trade in your farm truck for a pair of oxen.

Campus Scenes

Methodists for Jimmy Carter

Mark Tooley | 4.3.07 @ 12:07AM

They're the ones who would never host George W. Bush.

topics: Foreign Policy, Religion, Global Warming, Israel, Africa, Unions

Another Perspective

Happy Passover, Family

Jay D. Homnick | 4.3.07 @ 12:07AM

Leo Tolstoy got it wrong. You can look it up.

topics: Environment, Movies, Law

Reader Mail

No-Brainers

4.3.07 @ 12:01AM

The U.S.-Japan alliance. McCain rejection. Bias brigades. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, John McCain, Bill Clinton, Business, Law, Iraq, Russia, NATO, Immigration

Media Matters

A Prescription for Bias

David Hogberg | 4.2.07 @ 1:08AM

60 Minutes proved again last night it prefers propaganda to reporting.

topics: Health Care, Mainstream Media, Law, Medicare

Washington Prowler

Selective Documentation

The Prowler | 4.2.07 @ 12:09AM

Congress hasn't asked for key documents from the Deputy Attorney General Office -- once again letting DAG Paul McNulty off the hook.

Political Hay

Matthew Dowd Stockman

Jeffrey Lord | 4.2.07 @ 12:08AM

An ex-Bushie's ideology puts principals over principles.

topics: Education, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Business, Iraq, NATO, Immigration

Campaign Crawlers

John McCain: Beyond the Fusionist Pale

Doug Bandow | 4.2.07 @ 12:08AM

This presidential wannabe doesn't want you to criticize him. So here goes, in the name of the conservative coalition.

topics: Taxes, John McCain, Economics, Sports, Global Warming, Law, Supreme Court, Iraq, NATO, Conservatism, Energy, Medicare

The Nation's Pulse

Lotus Eaters' Heartburn

Peter Hannaford | 4.2.07 @ 12:07AM

California can't afford the happiness it's committed to.

topics: Taxes, Health Care, NATO

At Large

The Nuances of Co-Prosperity

George H. Wittman | 4.2.07 @ 12:07AM

What's going on with newly self-important Japan?

topics: Constitution, Military, North Korea, Energy, Oil

Reader Mail

Bad Sports

4.2.07 @ 12:01AM

Gangsta ball suspends fan interest. Also: Inner city terror. Bush's compassionate politics. Sniper power. Plus much more.

topics: Education, Mainstream Media, Business, Sports, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, NATO, Africa, Energy