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Friday, July 13, 2007

The Public Policy

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

Shawn Macomber | 7.13.07

Few understood the Green Scam quite so well or so early as the late Warren Brookes did.

Special Report

Does Racism Cause Breast Cancer?

Michael Fumento | 7.13.07

A taxpayer-funded Howard University School of Medicine study says yes.

Another Perspective

Sweet Charity?

Patrick O'Hannigan | 7.13.07

Charitable giving no longer costs anything.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Fire This Time

Reid Collins | 7.13.07

Just what is the “appropriate management response”?

Media Matters

Talk Radio “Civility”

Lawrence Henry | 7.13.07

The real difference between AM and FM talk shows.

Political Hay

President Bush: Model Methodist

Matt May | 7.13.07

There was nothing un-Christian about commuting Scooter Libby's sentence.

Reader Mail

Democrat Scalpels

7.13.07

Putting it to Dr. Holsinger, the Boy Scouts, conservatives, and lightbulbs. Also: Gordon's gin. A Ron Paulist? Plus more.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Political Hay

Lizard Listing

Jeffrey Lord | 7.12.07

The revolt of secular progressives against conservatives in the permanent government will be a major election-year issue — and that's no spin.

Special Report

Can a Methodist Be U.S. Surgeon General?

Mark Tooley | 7.12.07

Democrats have guns aimed at Dr. James Holsinger, alleged holder of “abnormal views.”

At Large

Mob Scene

George H. Wittman | 7.12.07

Kazakhstan politics, Sopranos style.

The Current Crisis

A Taste of Britishness

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.12.07

A report from Gordon Brown's UK.

Another Perspective

The Pope and the Boy Scouts

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 7.12.07

A papal tribute to a valuable character-forming association.

Among the Intellectualoids

Ms. Henny Penny in Concert

Peter Hannaford | 7.12.07

After Al Gore's Weekend Woodstock, Steven Hayward's exposure of Gore's “convenient fiction” is just what the doctor ordered.

Reader Mail

Fallen From Grace

7.12.07

McCain finished. Finished with Bush. Any questions? Also: Tridentine restoration. Mimi (heart sign) Tiger and Amy. Plus much more.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Campaign Crawlers

Final Countdown

W. James Antle, III | 7.11.07

For John McCain's presidential dreams, it's now or never.

Streetcar Line

Surge Protector

Quin Hillyer | 7.11.07

To win in Iraq, the president needs to change the current of the debate.

The Public Policy

Free At Last

Doug Bandow | 7.11.07

Or are we? Counting the cost of government.

The Nation’s Pulse

Motherless in Maryland — Roberto de.B’s Twins

James M. Thunder | 7.11.07

A state supreme court rules children need not know the identity of their mother.

Special Report

Tortured Reasoning

Mark Tooley | 7.11.07

The religious left and the ACLU join forces to lecture Congress on proper interrogation techniques and have some liberal fun.

Another Perspective

Lex Orandi

Lisa Fabrizio | 7.11.07

With the return of the Latin Mass, the two forms of the Roman Rite may influence each other in positive ways.

Reader Mail

Golf’s Good Guys

7.11.07

The generosity of Tiger. Fred vs. Mitt. The state of the surge. Doubting Christopher Hitchens. Enzyme Pulver. Plus much more.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Special Report

Standing Firm on the Surge

Philip Klein | 7.10.07

As the Iraq debate intensifies in Washington, an AEI panel assesses the level of progress in Iraq.

Washington Prowler

Disturbing Concern

The Prowler | 7.10.07

Kissing up to social conservatives at Fred Thompson's expense.

Political Hay

Little Things Mean a Lot

Jennifer Rubin | 7.10.07

Presidential candidates should sweat the small stuff — it is often more important than policy details.

The Nation’s Pulse

Going Out in the Midday Gym

Andrew Simmons | 7.10.07

Shooting from downtown at the Downtown YMCA.

The Public Policy

Economic Climate Changes

Marlo Lewis | 7.10.07

When it comes to tackling global warming, innovation trumps regulation.

Sports Arena

These Guys Really Are Good

Amy K. Mitchell | 7.10.07

For a blissful week, Tiger Woods had the best power game in Washington.

Buy the Book

Unbelievable Hitchens

Robert VerBruggen | 7.10.07

His new book opposing theism stacks the deck against the faithful.

Reader Mail

Thinking Man’s Metal

7.10.07

Megadeth sells… and you're buying. To our health. Doctor's orders. Fred Thompson's enemies. Plus much more.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Special Report

Longhairs Versus Blue Helmets

Shawn Macomber | 7.9.07

The United Nations has a new problem — Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.

Washington Prowler

The Leaker as Plumber

The Prowler | 7.9.07

A leading Democrat Watergate operative turns against Fred Thompson. Plus: Romney's picking at straws.

The Nation’s Pulse

Health Insurance Deregulation

David Hogberg | 7.9.07

Auto insurance companies compete for individual customers. Why don't health insurance companies?

The Public Policy

Big Government, Big Fire

Randal O'Toole | 7.9.07

The South Lake Tahoe fire offered new confirmation that federal wildfire prevention measures are a massive money sinkhole.

At Large

A Taste of Their Medicine

Jay D. Homnick | 7.9.07

Terrorism again erodes a key convention that undergirds our civilization.

Movie Takes

Le Doulos

James Bowman | 7.9.07

Loyalty and betrayal among thieves, as only the French could concoct in this period piece from the great days of Left Bank existentialism.

Reader Mail

Toeing the Line

7.9.07

An ingrown preference for socialized medicine. Plus: Methodist Ocean Grove. Understanding the Wittman Doctrine. The amazing Ben Stein. Bush bashers meets their match. Plus more.

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