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Friday, April 6, 2007

Political Hay

Giuliani’s Gaffe

Philip Klein | 4.6.07

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.”

Special Report

Harry Reid’s Banana Peel

Peter Hannaford | 4.6.07

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

The Nation’s Pulse

The Canine Custodian

Lawrence Henry | 4.6.07

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

Campaign Crawlers

Lower Tier Troubles

Melanie Harmon | 4.6.07

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

TAS Live

The Anxious Search: Are We Alone?

Tom Bethell | 4.6.07

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

Another Perspective

Oil the President’s Men

Jay D. Homnick | 4.6.07

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

Reader Mail

Pelosi Wins Recount

4.6.07

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

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Enemy of the Week

The Air Up There

Enemy Central | 4.5.07

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

The Current Crisis

The Hippies’ Last Hurrah

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.5.07

Welcome to the Spring of 2007.

Another Perspective

Missing a Rational Center

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 4.5.07

Has ideology trumped competence in American foreign policy?

The Nation’s Pulse

Carolina on My Mind

Patrick O'Hannigan | 4.5.07

Or is it California?

Among the Intellectualoids

No Blues, No Boos

Ralph R. Reiland | 4.5.07

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

TAS Live

Sick As Usual

Greg Gutfeld | 4.5.07

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

Reader Mail

Staying the Course

4.5.07

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

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Special Report

Hostage Enrichment

John Tabin | 4.4.07

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

Another Perspective

Iraq and Counterinsurgency

William Tucker | 4.4.07

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

Streetcar Line

The Palette of The Masters

Quin Hillyer | 4.4.07

A practice round made perfect — live from Augusta National.

At Large

Elderly and Abandoned

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 4.4.07

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

The Nation’s Pulse

It Must Be Easter

Lisa Fabrizio | 4.4.07

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

Movie Takes

Memory

James Bowman | 4.4.07

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

Reader Mail

Keep On Truckin’

4.4.07

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

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Political Hay

The Coming Democratic Tax Increase

W. James Antle, III | 4.3.07

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

Special Report

Hello, Columbus

Lars Walker | 4.3.07

You mean everyone isn't just like us?

At Large

Scarf Wars

Christopher Orlet | 4.3.07

Reasonable accommodation or creeping Sharia?

The Public Policy

Fuel Economy at All Costs

Eric Peters | 4.3.07

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

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

Another Perspective

Happy Passover, Family

Jay D. Homnick | 4.3.07

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

Reader Mail

No-Brainers

4.3.07

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

Monday, April 2, 2007

Media Matters

A Prescription for Bias

David Hogberg | 4.2.07

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

Washington Prowler

Selective Documentation

The Prowler | 4.2.07

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

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

Campaign Crawlers

John McCain: Beyond the Fusionist Pale

Doug Bandow | 4.2.07

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

The Nation’s Pulse

Lotus Eaters’ Heartburn

Peter Hannaford | 4.2.07

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

At Large

The Nuances of Co-Prosperity

George H. Wittman | 4.2.07

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

Reader Mail

Bad Sports

4.2.07

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

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