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Friday, December 14, 2007

Streetcar Line

Fred Ain't Dead

Quin Hillyer | 12.14.07 @ 12:08AM

The tortoise is set to lap the hares.

At Large

The Pointless Negativity of Atheism

P. David Hornik | 12.14.07 @ 12:08AM

Two reflections.

Another Perspective

Our Family's Words

Lawrence Henry | 12.14.07 @ 12:07AM

Every household has its private vocabulary.

The Nation's Pulse

Prison Nation

Christopher Orlet | 12.14.07 @ 12:07AM

Locking up criminals is not a bad thing.

TAS Live

Christmas Books 2007, Part IV

12.14.07 @ 12:07AM

From Iraq reporter Michael Yon, a special, final installment of our annual holiday gift suggestions from distinguished readers and writers.

In Memoriam

Death of a Utility Man

Andrew Cline | 12.14.07 @ 12:07AM

Major League Baseball's last steroid-free player dies.

Sports Arena

I Beg Mr. Vick's Pardon

Jay D. Homnick | 12.14.07 @ 12:06AM

Why can't President Bush "teach him a lesson" and show good will at the same time?

Reader Mail

Fairly Unbalanced

12.14.07 @ 12:01AM

Liberal news that will amuse. Waterboard surfing. Unsafe at any speed. Plus much more.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Streetcar Line

Conservatives Laugh at Media Bias

Quin Hillyer | 12.13.07 @ 12:08AM

MRC Awards show how bad the bias is.

The Current Crisis

Mendacious Indignados

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.13.07 @ 12:08AM

Democrats are complicit in the "torture" they now condemn.

Special Report

Inventing The Whirlwind?

Patrick J. Michaels | 12.13.07 @ 12:07AM

The National Hurricane Center saves lives and it doesn't deserve the criticism it's been receiving.

Another Perspective

Turning Left on Red

Eric Peters | 12.13.07 @ 12:07AM

How about more than just one type of driver's license?

The Nation's Pulse

Don't Know Much...

Manon McKinnon | 12.13.07 @ 12:07AM

The evisceration of American history.

TAS Live

Christmas Books 2007, Part III

12.13.07 @ 12:07AM

More holiday gift suggestions from our annual list of distinguished readers and writers -- including today, Robert Novak, Larry Sabato, and RET himself.

Reader Mail

Commutation Pains

12.13.07 @ 12:01AM

No clemency for Mike Huckabee. The leaders we deserve. The search for intelligence life. Carolina in our minds. Plus more.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Special Report

Tin Mike

Philip Klein | 12.12.07 @ 12:09AM

Mike Huckabee's disturbing record of extending forgiveness to violent criminals as governor of Arkansas raises serious questions about whether he would be the tough leader America needs to confront Islamic terrorism.

Political Hay

Border Skirmishes

Liz Mair | 12.12.07 @ 12:08AM

Mitt Romney goes after Huckabee on illegal immigration, but that might not be his best strategy.

Eminentoes

Political Motherhood

Lisa Fabrizio | 12.12.07 @ 12:07AM

Hillary gets in touch with her girlie side, while Barack reveals his "Double O" soul.

At Large

The Real Mafia Thrives

George H. Wittman | 12.12.07 @ 12:07AM

Business is good in Sicily and beyond, and very personal.

TAS Live

Christmas Books 2007, Part II

12.12.07 @ 12:07AM

More of our annual holiday gift suggestions from distinguished readers and writers -- continuing all week.

Movie Takes

August Rush

James Bowman | 12.12.07 @ 12:02AM

An orphan, played by the cutest kid ever to appear on film, finds his parents through music.

Reader Mail

Data Points

12.12.07 @ 12:01AM

Mitt Romney, CEO or statesman? School's out forever. Reading lists. Plus more.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Media Matters

Scandal Equivalence

John Tabin | 12.11.07 @ 12:08AM

W. Thomas Smith, Jr. came along at a very convenient time for the New Republic.

Political Hay

What Would Mitt Do?

Jeffrey Lord | 12.11.07 @ 12:08AM

Romney's promise to govern by data and analysis raises alarming questions.

The Nation's Pulse

When Mayors Get Schooled

RiShawn Biddle | 12.11.07 @ 12:07AM

School reform is proving to be no picnic for well-intentioned big city mayors.

Another Perspective

A Library of Unread Books

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 12.11.07 @ 12:07AM

So the books keep piling up next to shelves that long ago ran out of room.

TAS Live

Christmas Books 2007, Part I

12.11.07 @ 12:06AM

Our annual list of holiday gift suggestions from distinguished readers and writers -- continuing all week.

Movie Takes

Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding

James Bowman | 12.11.07 @ 12:02AM

The long-running off-Broadway show now brought to the silver screen.

Reader Mail

Look It Up

12.11.07 @ 12:01AM

Defining Christianity up and down. Criminal minds. Intelligence designs. Plus more.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Political Hay

Showdown in North Carolina

W. James Antle, III | 12.10.07 @ 12:09AM

Joe McLaughlin gives antiwar -- and anti-Cheney -- Republican Walter Jones a primary challenge.

Another Perspective

Unintelligence

Laurie Mylroie | 12.10.07 @ 12:07AM

From Iran's nuclear program to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, the failures of the intelligence community keep us from understanding our enemies in the war on terrorism.

At Large

Winning Isn't Everything

Windsor Mann | 12.10.07 @ 12:07AM

Hugo Chavez learns that sometimes losing is the best thing a despot can do.

The Nation's Pulse

The Fame Factor

James Bowman | 12.10.07 @ 12:07AM

Popular culture gives young killers a strange sense of what it means to go out in style.

Special Report

Pakistan's Radical Islamist Genie

Arif Humayan | 12.10.07 @ 12:06AM

Only educating the people about Islamic teachings of peace, justice, and equality can put it back in the bottle.

Reader Mail

Matters of Faith

12.10.07 @ 12:01AM

Mitt Romney, pro and con. Mortgage industry madness. Bailing out Bush. The book on Mormons. Plus more.

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