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Credibility Gap
W. James Antle, III | 7.20.07
Conservatives have some rebuilding to do — and also some reaching out.
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Friday, July 20, 2007
Special Report
The Other Refugees
Philip Klein | 7.20.07
A Congressional hearing focuses on the more than 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries that have been forgotten by history.
The Nation’s Pulse
Enforcement Is Not Enough
John Tabin | 7.20.07
What good will it do to crack down on illegal immigration if the only result is a labor shortage?
At Large
Defending Islamic Rage Boy
Christopher Orlet | 7.20.07
It's hard to find the humor in Islam.
Another Perspective
Rip Stop
Lawrence Henry | 7.20.07
Have you had it up to here with extra-strength Tylenol bottles and other such packaging? Welcome to the club.
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The American Way of Decca
Florence King | 7.20.07
Jessica Mitford was a most delightful observer of the American way of life and death.
Reader Mail
Freddie and the Dreamers
7.20.07
Is it past time for Fred to announce? Also: An Antioch product. Bipartisan death wishes. Who trains al Qaeda? Electric expertise. Internet charities that work. Plus more.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Campaign Crawlers
The Clock Strikes Fred
James Poulos | 7.19.07
It's 'bout time for Thompson. Y'all.
The Current Crisis
Democratic Death Wish
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.19.07
Hysteria has seized the disloyal opposition.
The Nation’s Pulse
Hurricane Hysteria
Patrick J. Michaels | 7.19.07
Global warming is not causing greater hurricane-related damages, even with the rise of coastal property values.
At Large
Al Qaeda Recruits
George H. Wittman | 7.19.07
It doesn't take much training to become a terrorist.
The Public Policy
SCHIP of Fools
David Hogberg & Paul Gessing | 7.19.07
Democrats have found a new way to speed the arrival of single-payer health care: treat everyone like children.
Campus Scenes
Antioch Agonistes
Katharine Boswell | 7.19.07
The death of an Ohio college with a lot of political correctness and not many students.
Reader Mail
Judging Rudy
7.19.07
Which way will his judges lean? Also: Ken Burns' abs. Paul Revere's last ride. Moore costs. Iraq dissents. Plus: Electric rides.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Streetcar Line
Carnage at Carnoustie?
Quin Hillyer | 7.18.07
Setting things right at The Open Championship.
The Public Policy
A Democrat Congress Means Rising Health Costs
David Hogberg & Paul Gessing | 7.18.07
Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Nation’s Pulse
War Over The War
Iain Murray & Ivan Osorio | 7.18.07
Ken Burns gets a taste of a vicious Unfairness Doctrine.
At Large
Not Their Finest Hour
Lisa Fabrizio | 7.18.07
Britain moves to erase its history from the minds of its young.
Media Matters
On the Shoulders of Giants
James David Dickson | 7.18.07
TAS Young Writers' Workshop provides pearls of wisdom.
Reader Mail
Great and Not So Great
7.18.07
Heroes and sissies. Bobby Jr. and the Kennedy record, Hamas and the usual mess. Electric road range. Plus more.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Campaign Crawlers
Filling the Shoes of a Conservative Icon
Jeff Emanuel | 7.17.07
Today is election day in Georgia's Tenth Congressional District — and it's a Karl Rove dream come true, as one conservative Republican is up against another conservative Republican, over who replaces the late Charlie Norwood.
Another Perspective
Alfred, Bruce, and Percy — No Sissies
Lars Walker | 7.17.07
Names considered effeminate today were originally made famous by big, pugnacious men. So where did we go wrong?
Political Hay
The Vitterization of RFK, Jr.
Jeffrey Lord | 7.17.07
The Kennedy scourge of corporations and the Bank of America never stops to ask, “Why not?”
Special Report
Mahmoud Swings
Jay D. Homnick | 7.17.07
Bush joins the club, launching a major initiative in his penultimate year to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Nation’s Pulse
Electric Shock
Eric Peters | 7.17.07
Who “killed” the electric car? It wasn't GM.
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Russell Kirk, Postmodern Conservative?
James Poulos | 7.17.07
An interview with Gerald Russello, author and editor of the Kirkean University Bookman.
Reader Mail
Reviving the Surge
7.17.07
Should ignorance and defeatism be the only victors? What are we doing in Iraq? What have we done? Plus more.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Washington Prowler
Making Waves
The Prowler | 7.16.07
Democrats lie low. Vitter and who else? McCain rediscovers coach. Thompson's single-call lobbying.
Another Perspective
A Surge in Ignorance and Defeatism
Jeff Emanuel | 7.16.07
Do Americans even care to know the facts about the war in Iraq?
Eminentoes
She’ll Be Goin’ ‘Round the Bend
Andrew Cline | 7.16.07
Cindy Sheehan withdraws from anti-war movement to create anti-sanity movement.
Special Report
More Religion, Less Religious Freedom
Doug Bandow | 7.16.07
A new Hudson Institute report reveals that throughout the world both religious and secular extremists are often intolerant of others' faiths.
Movie Takes
Introducing the Dwights
James Bowman | 7.16.07
Brenda Blethyn needs no introduction, in this excellent Australian production.
Reader Mail
Our Missed Brookes
7.16.07
Keeping Warren Brookes' legacy alive. Also: Talk talk conservatism. Methodists Bush and Holsinger. Gordon Brown's labours. Bureaucracy ever triumphant. Tribute to a scoutmaster. Plus more.
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