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Friday, August 24, 2007

Special Report

Will to Win

George H. Wittman | 8.24.07

The politicians in Washington say nice things about our fighting men and women, but know nothing about what makes them tick.

Political Hay

Taking the Civil Rights Initiative

Rachel Alexander | 8.24.07

While the courts confuse the issue, ballot measures banning racial preferences are coming soon to a state near you.

At Large

Big Government, Corrupt Government

Marian L. Tupy | 8.24.07

Unreformed East-Central Europe remains a showcase of political instability and resentments.

Among the Intellectualoids

Christian Disobedience

Lawrence Henry | 8.24.07

NPR asks: When does Christian missionary work “become offensive”?

TAS Live

Special Orders

Shawn Macomber | 8.24.07

Charity begins outside the home.

Buy the Book

Present at the Destruction

Laurie Mylroie | 8.24.07

An Iraqi view of how the U.S. won the war — and lost the peace.

Reader Mail

Derbyshire and Design

8.24.07

Please show your ID: John Derbyshire and Tom Bethell in a special exchange. Also: Anaphrodisiacal conservative enviros. The Senate's Dr. Coburn. Graf von Stauffenberg. Plus much more.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Current Crisis

Sticking It to the Enviros

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 8.23.07

The sky is falling, the earth is rising up, and these nice people remain jumpy.

The Public Policy

Stuck on 35

Eric Peters | 8.23.07

Fuel efficiency matters — but is it the only thing that matters?

Special Report

The Christian Resonances of Modern Epic

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 8.23.07

Behind the phenomenal and enduring worldwide success of The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Harry Potter.

At Large

History at the Bendler Block

Doug Bandow | 8.23.07

Berlin is a city full of architectural ghosts.

TAS Live

Pork Buster in Chief

Stephen Moore | 8.23.07

In Tom Coburn, the Republicans, to their dismay, have a rising star in the Senate.

Among the Intellectualoids

History in the Making Up

Jay D. Homnick | 8.23.07

CNN's warrior princess Christiane Amanpour hosts a modern crusade.

Reader Mail

So Happy Together

8.23.07

Matches made in heaven. Also: Billy Wilder on the media. Fumento and Seitz. Darwinism outside AEI. Another Paulist sighting. Plus more.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The Nation’s Pulse

No Sanctuary

Christopher Orlet | 8.22.07

Elvira Arellano is back in Mexico — but for how long?

TAS Live

Hope Floats on the Bayou

Quin Hillyer | 8.22.07

In post-Katrina Louisiana, it's Bobby Jindal to the rescue.

Media Matters

The Problem With Journalism Is Personal

Patrick O'Hannigan | 8.22.07

Myopic media bigwigs gather again to pronounce on why their product is in decline.

Another Perspective

The Horowitz Corner

Jamie Glazov | 8.22.07

In an exclusive interview, David Horowitz, editor-in-chief of Frontpagemag.com, discusses his new book and his take on the key developments in the terror war.

Political Hay

Perfect Together

Lisa Fabrizio | 8.22.07

If President Hillary won't be around to lie, Veep John Edwards will be more than qualified to lie in her place.

Reader Mail

Preparing for Hillary

8.22.07

Will she be the new Nixon? Also: Refinery crude control. Lancet shoots blanks. Where's Ron Paul? Plus more.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Political Hay

Hillary Rodham Queeg

Jeffrey Lord | 8.21.07

Character plus power and the abuse of command.

Special Report

Lancet’s Boil

Michael Fumento | 8.21.07

Lancing the “100,000 Iraqi Civilians Dead!” report.

Campaign Crawlers

Still Some Granite in New Hampshire

Larry Thornberry | 8.21.07

There's plenty of conservatism left in its old bones.

The Nation’s Pulse

Refinery Shortage

Mark G. Michaelsen | 8.21.07

What happens in Pascagoula doesn't stay in Pascagoula.

At Large

Mugabe’s “Fatal Conceit”

Ralph R. Reiland | 8.21.07

The New York Times finds itself in sync with F.A. Hayek.

Reader Mail

Keen Insights

8.21.07

American the Beautiful. The New Objectivists. Tough on Rudy. Man bites liberal. Evolution now. Barron Thomas, Propheteer. Plus more.

Monday, August 20, 2007

In Memoriam

Mike Deaver, RIP

Peter Hannaford | 8.20.07

“I don't know anything about public relations,” he once said.

Political Hay

Border Guard Rudy

Jennifer Rubin | 8.20.07

A presidential hopeful who is dead serious about securing our borders.

Another Perspective

Frog Marcher of the Week

Andrew Cline | 8.20.07

Media analyst doesn't compare Karl Rove to Hitler.

At Large

Turkey’s New Chapter

George H. Wittman | 8.20.07

The country's dominant Islamist party finds a new way to weaken the country's secular military.

Campus Scenes

Christians and Capitalism

Mark Tooley | 8.20.07

An evangelical college declines to renew the contract of a liberal professor, much to the dismay of left-wing evangelicals.

TAS Live

Darwinism at AEI

Tom Bethell | 8.20.07

Are conservatives and Darwinists friends — or foes?

Reader Mail

Rudy International

8.20.07

The world comes first — or does it? Also: Physician-assisted fantasyland. Rocky Mountain hikes. An AmSpec treasure. Plus more.

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