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Friday, June 29, 2007

Political Hay

Color Blind Court

Jennifer Rubin | 6.29.07

The Supreme Court reaffirms equal opportunity — and reminds Americans which party supports racial preferences.

The Nation’s Pulse

Branding Up Baby

Paul Beston | 6.29.07

Stumped on a name for your child? Just hire a consultant.

Another Perspective

Praise Music Flunks

Lawrence Henry | 6.29.07

If it is meant to attract church-goers, is there any hope for their aesthetic soul?

Special Report

End of a Free-Trade Era

Doug Bandow | 6.29.07

The president's “fast track” negotiating authority expires tomorrow. It will require bipartisanship to get it back. Otherwise, chock up another Bush-era casualty.

At Large

Bustlers and Hustlers in Eden

Peter Hannaford | 6.29.07

Marrakech is said to have 700,000 palm trees, creating an air of a desert paradise.

Reader Mail

It’s Too Late

6.29.07

The niqab has landed on American shores. Also: Bush-Libby: Just do it. Searching for Bartok. Consonant games. Plus more.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Streetcar Line

The Pardon of Scooter Libby

Quin Hillyer | 6.28.07

How the President should play it.

Special Report

Tony’s Tragic Blind Spot

Daniel Mandel | 6.28.07

However misplaced, the ideals that animated Prime Minister Blair were both principled and in short supply in a cynical world.

The Current Crisis

Designer Slits

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.28.07

The niqab redefines the chic look.

The Nation’s Pulse

From Car Talk to Bartok

Christopher Orlet | 6.28.07

A Washington Public Radio Station returns to a classical music format.

At Large

Bad Days in Islamabad

George H. Wittman | 6.28.07

Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan are rushing toward crisis — but which one?

Movie Takes

Unborn in the USA

James Bowman | 6.28.07

Perhaps as honest a debate about abortion as one might expect from a pair of pro-choice documentary filmmakers.

Reader Mail

Shakedown Highways

6.28.07

Draconian fines mean safety? Cops out of control? Cops doing their job? Also: Emperor Rudy. Hillary's gaggle. Wayne vs. degeneracy. Abusive schools. High school day care. Plus much more.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Campaign Crawlers

General Rudy

Philip Klein | 6.27.07

Giuliani speaks to a Jewish community in suburban Maryland with his eyes less on the nomination than on the White House.

Political Hay

Ahoy the Entourage!

Patrick O'Hannigan | 6.27.07

And shiver me timbers — it's the crew from Hillaryland.

The Public Policy

Highway Robbery

Eric Peters | 6.27.07

Thanks to their Republican legislature, Virginia drivers are about to be tyrannized.

Another Perspective

The Duke of America

Lisa Fabrizio | 6.27.07

How John Wayne survives the worst of times.

Special Report

Madame Rick

Peter Hannaford | 6.27.07

The real Casablanca finally has a real Rick's Cafe, run by a real American.

At Large

Naming Children in the Digital Age

Jay D. Homnick | 6.27.07

Isn't it better to be called 4Real than John Doe?

Movie Takes

A Mighty Heart

James Bowman | 6.27.07

The kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Special Report

Speaking Softly

John Tabin | 6.26.07

In two major freedom of speech rulings yesterday, the Roberts Court moved cautiously.

Political Hay

Placebo Propaganda

David Hogberg | 6.26.07

Sicko scores some points against HMO's. Otherwise, it's as potent as sweetened cough drops.

Buy the Book

Return to the Blackboard Jungle

Shawn Macomber | 6.26.07

School psychologist Bernard Chapin outlines the ills of progressive education in Escape From Gangsta Island.

At Large

Twin Killing

George H. Wittman | 6.26.07

The Kaczynski brothers win one against Germany.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Bells of Cape May

Ralph R. Reiland | 6.26.07

The Army Corps of Engineers works in mysterious ways.

Another Perspective

Hmong Elementary

Mark G. Michaelsen | 6.26.07

The naming of Madison, Wisconsin's Vang Pao elementary school has become an on-and-off affair.

Reader Mail

Christian to Christian

6.26.07

Clearing up the mystery of the missing Obama webcast? Also: All's Welles that ends well — joining the Citizen Kane Mutiny. Plus: NOW's medicine, somersaults, desert justice, and more.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Special Report

Our Founding Father

Ben Stein | 6.25.07

What would the world be like if there had been no William F. Buckley?

Campaign Crawlers

Obama Webcast Shut Down — Why?

Jeffrey Lord | 6.25.07

Sudden darkness in the wake of an American Spectator article. Church invites IRS attention. UCC's Barry Lynn silent.

Political Hay

Here’s the Skinny

Andrew Cline | 6.25.07

Guantanamo Bay to close after Renee Zellweger escape.

At Large

An Utter Lack of Awareness

Jeff Emanuel | 6.25.07

As word emerges of the Australian navy's repulsing of an Iranian effort to abduct its sailors two years ago, the question arises: Why were British sailors put into a position to be kidnapped last March?

Another Perspective

Bombers in Paradise

Peter Hannaford | 6.25.07

Live from a Muslim country seemingly at peace with secular life.

Among the Intellectualoids

Don’t Save Me the Aisle Seat

Larry Thornberry | 6.25.07

A cranky conservative vents the American Film Institute's “100 Greatest” list.

Reader Mail

Moore Medicine

6.25.07

Will killing profit save the patient? Also: Salman Rushdie as knight errant — heated reactions. Passing sentence on Feinstein. Libby's pardon past. Plus much more.

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