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Friday, June 15, 2007

Political Hay

The Senator and the Anchor

Jeffrey Lord | 6.15.07

A losing bill and bad ratings with Jon Kyl and Katie Couric.

Special Report

A Dangerous Historical Myopia

Matthew Omolesky | 6.15.07

Russian revanchism and “anti-fascism” are a warning of worse to come.

Sports Arena

Race and Sports

Lawrence Henry | 6.15.07

What explains the lack of African Americans in baseball?

Another Perspective

Gotta Know When to Hold ‘em

Jay D. Homnick | 6.15.07

… and when to give enemy combatants a hearing.

At Large

A New Prague Spring

Herbert London | 6.15.07

Meet some of the heroic dissidents of our time.

Movie Takes

Lights in the Dusk

James Bowman | 6.15.07

A hero so alienated and victimized that one is left craving for a charmer lilke Camus' Meursault.

Reader Mail

Corn Utopia

6.15.07

Big Congress in cahoots with Big Corn. How much ethanol to they expect us to swallow? The victim class of '07. The terror documents coverup. The Camaro showroom. Plus much more.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Among the Intellectualoids

Bishop’s Letter From the Future

Lars Walker | 6.14.07

The Rev. Dr. Judith Hardanger-Hansen urges compliance with the New Order.

The Current Crisis

Graduation Day Vacuity

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.14.07

But is it a surprise that colleges that no longer inspire and edify have nothing to say to their charges on first day of the rest of their lives?

Special Report

Food Before Fuel

Iain Murray & William Yeatman | 6.14.07

How Congress is allowing ethanol to poison our economy.

The Nation’s Pulse

Qatar Man

Christopher Orlet | 6.14.07

Terrorists have it better here — the case of Ali al-Marri.

Buy the Book

Adam Smith for Dummies

Joel J. Miller | 6.14.07

P.J. O'Rourke plunders The Wealth of Nations, meaning readers end up in a higher tax bracket.

Reader Mail

Doubters and Skeptics

6.14.07

Bush and the troglodytes. Bishop Loverde and the pornographers. Jesus and history. Camaro and gas mileage. Iraq and intelligence. Plus much more.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Streetcar Line

Supreme Dream

Quin Hillyer | 6.13.07

What if there's an opening?

The Nation’s Pulse

An Industry of Mutual Degradation

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 6.13.07

A bishop confronts pornography's corrosive influence.

Buy the Book

History’s Greatest Liar

Lisa Fabrizio | 6.13.07

Pope Benedict XVI explores the identity of Jesus Christ.

Political Hay

Hillary’s Will to Power

Bernard Chapin | 6.13.07

An interview with Bay Buchanan, Clinton critic.

Eminentoes

Milwaukee’s Unfavorite Son

Mark G. Michaelsen | 6.13.07

Alderman Mike McGee is not exactly a boy scout, though he does have something in common with Michael Jackson.

Reader Mail

Child’s Play

6.13.07

Remembering the great outdoors. Simple but comprehensive immigration solutions. Fun, fun, fun 'til daddy takes the Camaro away. Plus much more.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Special Report

Real Torture

Jeff Emanuel | 6.12.07

Violent, inhumane, and degrading treatment has been banned from the war on terror — only someone forgot to tell the terrorists.

At Large

Old School Kids

Bill Croke | 6.12.07

The great outdoors once offered fun without joysticks.

The Nation’s Pulse

2008 Camaro: Dead on Arrival?

Eric Peters | 6.12.07

Who can afford to spend an extra $300 a month feeding a gas pig?

Live From New York

Immigration: A Simple Solution

Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 6.12.07

Not that anything is simple in this world.

Eminentoes

The Old Russian Two Step

George H. Wittman | 6.12.07

Gorbachev tried something similar to Putin's G-8 surprise — but the President then was Ronald Reagan.

Another Perspective

Intelligence Failure

Ralph R. Reiland | 6.12.07

How many of our problems in Iraq might have been avoided if our political leaders had bothered to read the relevant reports?

Reader Mail

Background Checks

6.12.07

Wanted: presidential experience. Keeping playgrounds legal. Driving lessons. Plus much more.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Political Hay

Experience Counts

Jennifer Rubin | 6.11.07

How to determine if a presidential candidate has what it takes.

The Public Policy

Big Business for Socialized Medicine

Michael Tanner | 6.11.07

Beware of big-government features in supposedly market-based health care reforms.

Special Report

Unsafe at Any Swing

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 6.11.07

Britain's politically correct playground police try to shield children from even the tiniest adventures.

Another Perspective

The Right Variety

Paul J. Cella III | 6.11.07

Everyone claims to celebrate diversity — authentic conservatives know how to give it meaning.

The Nation’s Pulse

Behind the Redwood Curtain

Peter Hannaford | 6.11.07

It's a short drive from Eureka, California, to the Electoral College.

Reader Mail

Sensible Solutions

6.11.07

Guest working things out. Winning Afghanistan. The Democratic pie-eating contest. The answers, my friend. Plus much more.

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