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Friday, December 7, 2007

Campaign Crawlers

Romney's Base Hit

Liz Mair | 12.7.07 @ 12:08AM

In his highly-anticipated speech on faith, Mitt Romney moved the ball forward, but not by as much as he might have hoped.

Another Perspective

Romney and the American Religion

Hunter Baker | 12.7.07 @ 12:08AM

His speech yesterday was about as good as it possibly could have been.

Political Hay

Hillary Hoists GOP by Its Own Petard

Lawrence A. Hunter | 12.7.07 @ 12:07AM

HillaryCare 2.0 builds on misguided principles that Republicans themselves have espoused in recent years.

Streetcar Line

The Good Bush Narrative

Quin Hillyer | 12.7.07 @ 12:07AM

Could this administration still be a success story?

The Public Policy

Bailout Blues

John Berlau | 12.7.07 @ 12:07AM

The five-year plan to come to the mortgage industry's rescue may cause market jitters on its own.

Buy the Book

Bad Girls

Katharine Boswell | 12.7.07 @ 12:06AM

Carol Platt Liebau assesses the damage a sexualized culture does to young women.

Reader Mail

Corrosive Negativity

12.7.07 @ 12:01AM

From A. Lincoln to G.W. Bush. Also: As Mormon as apple pie. God's provision. A satisfied constituent. Plus much more.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Campaign Crawlers

Tancredo in the Twilight

Shawn Macomber | 12.6.07 @ 12:08AM

A New Hampshire gathering captures the charm and limitations of a single-issue candidacy.

Political Hay

A Religious Test

W. James Antle, III | 12.6.07 @ 12:08AM

Conservative Christians should be open to a Mormon in the White House.

The Current Crisis

The Resolute President

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.6.07 @ 12:08AM

As with the late A. Lincoln, so with the present G.W. Bush.

Special Report

The National Intelligence Guesstimate

Ilan Berman | 12.6.07 @ 12:07AM

The new NIE would be more sustainable had its compilers observed Iran without blinders.

The Nation's Pulse

Paying the Planning Tax

Randal O'Toole | 12.6.07 @ 12:07AM

The housing bubble has affected only a dozen states -- mainly those that have imposed growth-management planning laws.

Another Perspective

Glowing and Growing

Jay D. Homnick | 12.6.07 @ 12:06AM

Here's all the spin you need on Hanukkah.

Reader Mail

Vindication and Vindictiveness

12.6.07 @ 12:01AM

So which is it? Grinning mullahs, sabotaged Bush. Covert activities under the sea. Mike clubbed for growth. Kelo and patents. Plus more.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Political Hay

Has Bush Been Vindicated On Iran?

Philip Klein | 12.5.07 @ 12:09AM

The new National Intelligence Estimate concludes that Iran halted its development of nuclear weapons months after the Iraq War. If accurate, it should be viewed as a major triumph of President Bush's foreign policy.

Campaign Crawlers

Huckabee's Hikes

Paul Chesser | 12.5.07 @ 12:08AM

The Club for Growth is so right about his record.

Special Report

Digging Through SCHIP to Find Hillary's Pony

David Catron | 12.5.07 @ 12:08AM

Popular rejection of SCHIP expansion is making a return to Hillarycare unlikely.

Another Perspective

Short Hops

Lisa Fabrizio | 12.5.07 @ 12:07AM

Some needed perspective on recent news.

At Large

Persian Politics Alive And Well

George H. Wittman | 12.5.07 @ 12:07AM

Just in time for the U.S. primaries, Iran kicks off its political season.

The Public Policy

LOST Cause

Peter Hannaford | 12.5.07 @ 12:07AM

Ronald Reagan rejected the Law of the Sea treaty as far back as 1978. So should the U.S. Senate today.

Reader Mail

'Tis the Season to Be Jolly

12.5.07 @ 12:01AM

Even about Democrats who happen to be running to ruin our lives. Also: Government guzzlers. Writers and unions. Patent protections. Plus more.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Political Hay

Merry Christmas to the Opposition

Jeffrey Lord | 12.4.07 @ 12:08AM

In the Spirit of Christmas, something good to say about the other side.

Special Report

Carson's Last Stand

RiShawn Biddle | 12.4.07 @ 12:07AM

A U.S. congressman who's kept her district neglected and poor.

At Large

Learn From America's Mistakes

David Donadio | 12.4.07 @ 12:07AM

Here's a lesson for China: the gas lines of 1973 and 1979.

The Nation's Pulse

Killing Drivers, Increasing Costs

Doug Bandow | 12.4.07 @ 12:07AM

Uncle Sam's CAFE panacea.

The Public Policy

Economic Legacies

Richard W. Rahn | 12.4.07 @ 12:06AM

How much do a president's policies really affect the economy?

Another Perspective

Are Republicans Getting It Right?

Jay D. Homnick | 12.4.07 @ 12:06AM

There is no payoff in seeming to oppose the striking writers.

Reader Mail

Losing It at the Movies

12.4.07 @ 12:01AM

Brian DePalma's fiasco. Also: Borderline Huckabee. Foer Play. Patents and the small inventor. Plus more.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Special Report

Franklin Foer's Paranoia

John Tabin | 12.3.07 @ 1:54AM

The New Republic's editor blames the U.S. Army and apologizes to no one for the Baghdad Diarist scandal.

Political Hay

Mike W. Huckabee

Jeremy Lott | 12.3.07 @ 12:08AM

The conservative Christian Southern governor tries to convince primary voters he's different from the last one.

Among the Intellectualoids

Redacted Ad Absurdum

Jeff Emanuel | 12.3.07 @ 12:08AM

Hollywood's antiwar message isn't selling.

TAS Live

Funny Games

Greg Gutfeld | 12.3.07 @ 12:07AM

On the occasion of our 40th anniversary, a lasting tribute from our former mailroom attendant.

The Nation's Pulse

Repeal the Second Amendment?

Robert VerBruggen | 12.3.07 @ 12:07AM

One and a half cheers for the Harvard Crimson.

Another Perspective

Yes to the Patent Reform Act

Viet D. Dinh | 12.3.07 @ 12:07AM

It offers an opportunity for legal reform.

Movie Takes

The Savages

James Bowman | 12.3.07 @ 12:02AM

Well-written and wonderfully acted -- this often very funny film can't rise above its characters' resentments over how they were brought up.

Reader Mail

Easy Writers

12.3.07 @ 12:01AM

Striking it greedy and other entertainment news. Also: China is out there. Flushed from the pocket. What in Sam Hill? Plus more.

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