The American Spectator

Political Hay

The Senator and the Anchor

Jeffrey Lord | 6.15.07 @ 12:08AM

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

topics: Taxes, John McCain, Mainstream Media, Television, Law, Supreme Court, Military, Iraq, NATO, Immigration

Special Report

A Dangerous Historical Myopia

Matthew Omolesky | 6.15.07 @ 12:08AM

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

topics: Vladimir Putin, Law, Russia, NATO, Communism, Fascism, Energy

Sports Arena

Race and Sports

Lawrence Henry | 6.15.07 @ 12:07AM

What explains the lack of African Americans in baseball?

topics: Education, Television, Sports, Africa

Another Perspective

Gotta Know When to Hold 'em

Jay D. Homnick | 6.15.07 @ 12:06AM

... and when to give enemy combatants a hearing.

topics: Hillary Clinton, Law, Military, Iraq, North Korea

At Large

A New Prague Spring

Herbert London | 6.15.07 @ 12:06AM

Meet some of the heroic dissidents of our time.

topics: Islam, Books, Law, Iran, Russia

Movie Takes

Lights in the Dusk

James Bowman | 6.15.07 @ 12:02AM

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

topics: Russia

Reader Mail

Corn Utopia

6.15.07 @ 12:01AM

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.

topics: Education, Nancy Pelosi, Sports, Environment, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, Immigration, Energy, Oil

Among the Intellectualoids

Bishop's Letter From the Future

Lars Walker | 6.14.07 @ 12:08AM

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

topics: Education, Religion, Islam, Law

The Current Crisis

Graduation Day Vacuity

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.14.07 @ 12:08AM

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?

topics: Economics, Military

Special Report

Food Before Fuel

Iain Murray & William Yeatman | 6.14.07 @ 12:08AM

How Congress is allowing ethanol to poison our economy.

topics: Energy, Oil

The Nation's Pulse

Qatar Man

Christopher Orlet | 6.14.07 @ 12:07AM

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

topics: Constitution, Military, Oil

Buy the Book

Adam Smith for Dummies

Joel Miller | 6.14.07 @ 12:06AM

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 @ 12:01AM

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

topics: Taxes, Trade, Vladimir Putin, Bill Clinton, Business, Entitlements, Sports, Islam, Environment, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, Israel, NATO, Immigration, Oil, Unions

Streetcar Line

Supreme Dream

Quin Hillyer | 6.13.07 @ 12:08AM

What if there's an opening?

topics: Religion, Abortion, Constitution, Supreme Court

The Nation's Pulse

An Industry of Mutual Degradation

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 6.13.07 @ 12:08AM

A bishop confronts pornography's corrosive influence.

topics: Television, Business, Movies, Law

Buy the Book

History's Greatest Liar

Lisa Fabrizio | 6.13.07 @ 12:07AM

Pope Benedict XVI explores the identity of Jesus Christ.

topics: Law

Political Hay

Hillary's Will to Power

Bernard Chapin | 6.13.07 @ 12:06AM

An interview with Bay Buchanan, Clinton critic.

topics: Barack Obama, Television, Books, Law, NATO, Immigration

Eminentoes

Milwaukee's Unfavorite Son

Mark G. Michaelsen | 6.13.07 @ 12:06AM

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

topics: Business, NATO

Reader Mail

Child's Play

6.13.07 @ 12:01AM

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

topics: Taxes, Education, Business, Sports, Books, Constitution, Law, NATO, Immigration, Energy, Oil

Special Report

Real Torture

Jeff Emanuel | 6.12.07 @ 12:08AM

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

topics: Foreign Policy, John McCain, Business, Islam, Law, Military, Iraq, Israel, NATO

At Large

Old School Kids

Bill Croke | 6.12.07 @ 12:08AM

The great outdoors once offered fun without joysticks.

topics: Environment, Constitution, Military

The Nation's Pulse

2008 Camaro: Dead on Arrival?

Eric Peters | 6.12.07 @ 12:07AM

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

topics: Sports, Iraq, Iran

Live From New York

Immigration: A Simple Solution

Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 6.12.07 @ 12:07AM

Not that anything is simple in this world.

topics: Education, Trade, Health Care, Law, Military, Immigration

Eminentoes

The Old Russian Two Step

George H. Wittman | 6.12.07 @ 12:07AM

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

topics: Trade, Vladimir Putin, Sports, Military, Iraq, Iran, Russia, NATO

Another Perspective

Intelligence Failure

Ralph R. Reiland | 6.12.07 @ 12:06AM

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

topics: Television, Economics, Islam, Military, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, NATO

Reader Mail

Background Checks

6.12.07 @ 12:01AM

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

topics: Foreign Policy, Education, Economics, Business, Global Warming, Books, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Oil

Political Hay

Experience Counts

Jennifer Rubin | 6.11.07 @ 12:09AM

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

topics: Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Business, Law, Iraq, Immigration

The Public Policy

Big Business for Socialized Medicine

Michael Tanner | 6.11.07 @ 12:08AM

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

topics: Taxes, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Business, Law

Special Report

Unsafe at Any Swing

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 6.11.07 @ 12:06AM

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

topics: Education, Sports, Russia

Another Perspective

The Right Variety

Paul J. Cella III | 6.11.07 @ 12:06AM

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

topics: Television, Abortion, Law, Socialism, Communism, Conservatism

The Nation's Pulse

Behind the Redwood Curtain

Peter Hannaford | 6.11.07 @ 12:06AM

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

topics: Transportation, Business

Reader Mail

Sensible Solutions

6.11.07 @ 12:01AM

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

topics: Taxes, Trade, Health Care, John McCain, Harry Reid, Economics, Business, Social Security, Sports, Islam, Global Warming, Law, Military, Iraq, Russia, NATO, Immigration, Energy, Oil, Medicare