Streetcar Line
Fred Ain’t Dead
Quin Hillyer | 12.14.07
The tortoise is set to lap the hares.
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Friday, December 14, 2007
Another Perspective
Our Family’s Words
Lawrence Henry | 12.14.07
Every household has its private vocabulary.
The Nation’s Pulse
Prison Nation
Christopher Orlet | 12.14.07
Locking up criminals is not a bad thing.
TAS Live
Christmas Books 2007, Part IV
12.14.07
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
Major League Baseball's last steroid-free player dies.
Sports Arena
I Beg Mr. Vick’s Pardon
Jay D. Homnick | 12.14.07
Why can't President Bush “teach him a lesson” and show good will at the same time?
Reader Mail
Fairly Unbalanced
12.14.07
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
MRC Awards show how bad the bias is.
The Current Crisis
Mendacious Indignados
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.13.07
Democrats are complicit in the “torture” they now condemn.
Special Report
Inventing The Whirlwind?
Patrick J. Michaels | 12.13.07
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
How about more than just one type of driver's license?
TAS Live
Christmas Books 2007, Part III
12.13.07
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
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
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
Mitt Romney goes after Huckabee on illegal immigration, but that might not be his best strategy.
Eminentoes
Political Motherhood
Lisa Fabrizio | 12.12.07
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
Business is good in Sicily and beyond, and very personal.
TAS Live
Christmas Books 2007, Part II
12.12.07
More of our annual holiday gift suggestions from distinguished readers and writers — continuing all week.
Movie Takes
August Rush
James Bowman | 12.12.07
An orphan, played by the cutest kid ever to appear on film, finds his parents through music.
Reader Mail
Data Points
12.12.07
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
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
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
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
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
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
The long-running off-Broadway show now brought to the silver screen.
Reader Mail
Look It Up
12.11.07
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
Joe McLaughlin gives antiwar — and anti-Cheney — Republican Walter Jones a primary challenge.
Another Perspective
Unintelligence
Laurie Mylroie | 12.10.07
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
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
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
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
Mitt Romney, pro and con. Mortgage industry madness. Bailing out Bush. The book on Mormons. Plus more.
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