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Friday, March 21, 2008

Special Report

Obama and His Minister

Tom Bethell | 3.21.08

Yes, we do need a national dialogue on race.

Campaign Crawlers

The Safe Talk Express

W. James Antle, III | 3.21.08

Can John McCain turn up the heat on his likely Democratic opponent?

Streetcar Line

Corporate Killing

Quin Hillyer | 3.21.08

The way to economic salvation in these very troubled times.

Political Hay

Beg Your Pardon?

Mark G. Michaelsen | 3.21.08

The conspiracy theory about the conviction of a former Alabama governor is a doozy.

At Large

Taiwan’s Choice

Kazuhiko Togo | 3.21.08

Saturday's elections will indicate whether the Taiwanese want unification with the Chinese mainland or genuine independence as Taiwanese.

Another Perspective

Bridges Over Troubled Water

Christopher Preble & Jeremy Lott | 3.21.08

Another way to think about the cost of Iraq.

Buy the Book

I’m OK — You’re a Half-Wit

Christopher Orlet | 3.21.08

Susan Jacoby set out to write Anti-intellectualism in American Life II, but churned out a condescending rant instead.

Reader Mail

Barackracy in America

3.21.08

Readers secede from Obamanation. Jeremy Lott replies. A special Reader Mail section.

Reader Mail

Palestinian Problems

3.21.08

Even after Arafat. Beautiful oil rigs. Clown cars. Plus more.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

The Current Crisis

The Gaza Syndrome

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.20.08

Why is it that good deeds toward the Palestinians always go unrewarded?

Political Hay

Hate to Inform You

Jeremy Lott | 3.20.08

Most conservatives have had it up to here with Wright nephew Obama. But not this one.

Special Report

Bye Bye Birdie Bear

Lawrence A. Hunter | 3.20.08

Many conservatives are insisting the sweetheart buyout of Bear Stearns was not a bailout. See what happens when fear envelops the Monetary-Financial Complex?

Another Perspective

Sirens in the Strait

Ben Lerner | 3.20.08

Here's a new one: signing on to the Law of the Sea would bring peace between the U.S. and Iran.

TAS Live

Evel Descends

Paul Beston | 3.20.08

Requiem for a '70s daredevil.

Buy the Book

Fun With Fascism

John Tabin | 3.20.08

Jonah Goldberg takes on an old smear.

Reader Mail

Dumb Cars

3.20.08

Smart old riders. Ball and chain policy. Barry O'Bama. Florida farrago. Plus more.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Campaign Crawlers

Brer Howard and the Tar Baby

Larry Thornberry | 3.19.08

This is a fine Florida mess you've gotten us into, Howie.

Political Hay

Blocking Barack

Lawrence Henry | 3.19.08

The superdelegates play their role.

The Nation’s Pulse

Smart Shoppers

Eric Peters | 3.19.08

Anyone who'd settle for a puny Smart car must be desperate to be trendy.

Special Report

Less Is More

Wayne Crews | 3.19.08

How our spend happy Congress could actually do some good for the economy.

The Public Policy

Jumping Ship From the Rats

Gilbert Ross, M.D. | 3.19.08

In a startling development, federal regulators agree that administering chemicals to rodents in super-high doses does not reliably predict human risk.

Sports Arena

What’s in a Name?

Lisa Fabrizio | 3.19.08

A fun way to fill out those March Madness brackets.

Reader Mail

Unbearable

3.19.08

A Sterns talking to. UCCnabombers. Whither the Second Amendment? Plus more.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The Nation’s Pulse

The Fed Panics

Philip Klein | 3.18.08

Its Bear Stearns bailout was indefensible — and hazardous to the future of the free market.

The Public Policy

A Clean Shot

Robert VerBruggen | 3.18.08

The Second Amendment gets its day in court.

Political Hay

Obama and the Bombmaker’s Church

Jeffrey Lord | 3.18.08

FALN: Yet another political landmine in the religious world of Barack Obama.

Special Report

Lost and Foundry

Mark Tooley | 3.18.08

Will the United Methodists discipline this famously liberal D.C. church for its wink at gay marriage?

Movie Takes

“4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days”

James Bowman | 3.18.08

And one disturbing movie.

Reader Mail

Wright and Wrong

3.18.08

Rating a preacher's sermons — it can be done. Also: Democrackup. Slow the veep down. Planned abortions. Hail J.C. Watts. Plus more.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Eminentoes

Wrighting Dirty

George Neumayr | 3.17.08

Obama's longtime pastor gives him that old-time racism.

Political Hay

A Pyrrhic Victory for Hillary

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 3.17.08

Will the Democrats diss their black voters?

The Nation’s Pulse

Publius or Perish

Christopher Orlet | 3.17.08

High tech scolds want to chip away at a treasured constitutional right — for the children.

At Large

Beauty, Brains, and Natural Gas

George H. Wittman | 3.17.08

The female prime minister who taught the Kremlin boys a thing or two.

Another Perspective

Shock Therapy

James Poulos | 3.17.08

Why our tormented souls need torturous films.

Special Report

Nutmeg Repression

Andrew Cline | 3.17.08

Connecticut residents suffer from boring, scandal-free governor.

Reader Mail

Jindal Bells

3.17.08

Overwhelming support for youngest GOP star. A Cathedral of Hope. No forgiving Obama and the Rev. Wright. Remnants of Perot's party. Cooler heads prevail. Plus more.

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