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Friday, June 8, 2007

Special Report

Afghanistan: The Winnable War

Michael Fumento | 6.8.07

Our troops know it. They just need more help.

Streetcar Line

The Victims of Communism Memorial

Quin Hillyer | 6.8.07

At a ceremony this coming Tuesday, June 12, Americans will learn about evil.

Campaign Crawlers

Pie in the Sky

Shawn Macomber | 6.8.07

Birthday boy John Edwards enlists friends and family to show that his campaign for sweet social justice isn't half baked.

The Public Policy

Up From Amnesty

David Hogberg | 6.8.07

The right words for a conservative candidate looking to resolve the immigration stalemate.

The Nation’s Pulse

Moderation

Lawrence Henry | 6.8.07

Most Americans would settle for middle solutions to our nation's problems — so why do these problems not lend themselves to such?

Movie Takes

Golden Door (Nuovomondo)

James Bowman | 6.8.07

You won't want to take your eyes off Charlotte Gainsbourg, in this too magical movie about an Italian immigrant crossing to the New World.

Reader Mail

Power Plays

6.8.07

McCain creates a special pathway for Romney. Declarations of energy independence. Which party cuts and runs? Inquiring minds. Plus much more.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Washington Prowler

News Flash! A New Number 2?

The Prowler | 6.7.07

It must pay to have ads running in a dozen or two states.

Special Report

A Legacy of Losing

Jeffrey Lord | 6.7.07

From McClellan to McGovern to forever: Democrats as the surrender party.

The Current Crisis

Oil Is Not Well

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.7.07

We cannot approach energy independence and maintain cheap oil prices simultaneously.

Political Hay

Huckabee, Darwin, and Democracy

Hunter Baker | 6.7.07

Evidently, it's no longer kosher for Republican candidates to believe that God created the heavens and the earth.

Media Matters

Princes and Principles

Reid Collins | 6.7.07

Where does news photography veer into unfair sensationalism?

Among the Intellectualoids

Our Kind of Dictator

Christopher Orlet | 6.7.07

Will the left never stop defending despots?

Reader Mail

Friends of Fred

6.7.07

Tom Tancredo has a few staunch admirers. Fred Thompson has many adoring fans. Roger Dier doesn't stand a prayer. Plus much more.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Campaign Crawlers

Fred Night

John Tabin | 6.6.07

The Big Three did fine — but the Elephant in the room was the Tall Man from Tennessee.

Political Hay

The Trouble With Tom

W. James Antle, III | 6.6.07

Grassroots conservatives are up in arms about illegal immigration. So why is Tancredo's presidential campaign going nowhere?

At Large

Playing by the Rules

George H. Wittman | 6.6.07

As Putin sees it, Alexander Litvinenko failed to behave like a good little intel defector. All part of the new covert cold war.

The Nation’s Pulse

Legacy Students

Jay D. Homnick | 6.6.07

Was Jack Kevorkian released at White House request?

TAS Live

Star Power

John H. Fund | 6.6.07

When Fred Thompson talks about entering the 2008 presidential race, Republicans respond with standing ovations. And Democrats get nervous. From our May 2007 issue.

Movie Takes

Angel-A

James Bowman | 6.6.07

It's a Wonder Life meets La Femme Nikita.

Reader Mail

Frothy Musical Numbers

6.6.07

If only the Democrats could sing — they'd cause less depression. Also: Is Fred enough? Lines of fast track voters. Murtha's worthy prize. Plus more.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Special Report

Six Days, and Forty Years

Adam Garfinkle | 6.5.07

Does the “standard account” of the Six Day War — launched forty years ago today — still hold up? A special Special Report.

Campaign Crawlers

Eight Blind Mice

Andrew Cline | 6.5.07

Democratic presidential candidates don't see the top item on America's agenda.

The Public Policy

Drug Underdose

Doug Bandow | 6.5.07

Government-run health care shortchanges the people who need pharmaceuticals most. Just ask any European cancer patient.

Political Hay

So You Want to Be President?

George H. Wittman | 6.5.07

Presidential candidates need to get serious about our national security challenges.

Buy the Book

Abused and Depressed

Brian Wesbury | 6.5.07

Amity Shlaes's book is a breath of fresh air in its unique, individual-level view of the battles that took place during the Great Depression.

Movie Takes

Four Lane Highway

James Bowman | 6.5.07

A thirty-something adolescent loser wallowing in self-pity thinking he's soulful.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Political Hay

Hillary’s Achilles’ Heel

Philip Klein | 6.4.07

Sunday's Democratic debate reinforced how deeply vulnerable New York's junior Senator is on Iraq.

Washington Prowler

Rahm Emanuel’s New Voters

The Prowler | 6.4.07

A warning to Republicans about the immigration bill. Also: Mitt moves right from the beginning. Plus: McCain's energy level.

The Nation’s Pulse

Fighting Words

Shawn Macomber | 6.4.07

Joyce Carol Oates brings boxing back to Manhattan.

Campaign Crawlers

State of the Race

Jennifer Rubin | 6.4.07

Nearly halfway through 2007, the contest for the Republican presidential nomination has been volatile — and more changes are on the way.

Special Report

The Global Savings Glut and Its Consequences

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar | 6.4.07

Will other developing countries follow China in investing their excess dollars in private equity firms?

Another Perspective

Joe Versus the Volcano

Charles G. Kels | 6.4.07

The conspicuous omission of a Profile in Courage Award.

Reader Mail

Tall in the Saddle

6.4.07

The last of the great cowboys. Also: Carbon copy. Hooked on gasoline. Libertarian star warriors. Plus much more.

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