Campaign Crawlers
Romney’s Base Hit
Liz Mair | 12.7.07
In his highly-anticipated speech on faith, Mitt Romney moved the ball forward, but not by as much as he might have hoped.
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Friday, December 7, 2007
Another Perspective
Romney and the American Religion
Hunter Baker | 12.7.07
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
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
Could this administration still be a success story?
The Public Policy
Bailout Blues
John Berlau | 12.7.07
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
Carol Platt Liebau assesses the damage a sexualized culture does to young women.
Reader Mail
Corrosive Negativity
12.7.07
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
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
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
As with the late A. Lincoln, so with the present G.W. Bush.
Special Report
The National Intelligence Guesstimate
Ilan Berman | 12.6.07
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
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
Here's all the spin you need on Hanukkah.
Reader Mail
Vindication and Vindictiveness
12.6.07
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
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
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
Popular rejection of SCHIP expansion is making a return to Hillarycare unlikely.
At Large
Persian Politics Alive And Well
George H. Wittman | 12.5.07
Just in time for the U.S. primaries, Iran kicks off its political season.
The Public Policy
LOST Cause
Peter Hannaford | 12.5.07
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
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
In the Spirit of Christmas, something good to say about the other side.
Special Report
Carson’s Last Stand
RiShawn Biddle | 12.4.07
A U.S. congressman who's kept her district neglected and poor.
At Large
Learn From America’s Mistakes
David Donadio | 12.4.07
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
Uncle Sam's CAFE panacea.
The Public Policy
Economic Legacies
Richard W. Rahn | 12.4.07
How much do a president's policies really affect the economy?
Another Perspective
Are Republicans Getting It Right?
Jay D. Homnick | 12.4.07
There is no payoff in seeming to oppose the striking writers.
Reader Mail
Losing It at the Movies
12.4.07
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
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
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
Hollywood's antiwar message isn't selling.
TAS Live
Funny Games
Greg Gutfeld | 12.3.07
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
One and a half cheers for the Harvard Crimson.
Another Perspective
Yes to the Patent Reform Act
Viet D. Dinh | 12.3.07
It offers an opportunity for legal reform.
Movie Takes
The Savages
James Bowman | 12.3.07
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
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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